Professors: US "In Denial" Over Poor Maths Standards 688
thephydes (727739) writes "The maths skills of teenagers in parts of the deep south of the United States are worse than in countries such as Turkey and barely above South American countries such as Chile and Mexico. From the article: '"There is a denial phenomenon," says Prof Peterson. He said the tendency to make internal comparisons between different groups within the US had shielded the country from recognising how much they are being overtaken by international rivals. "The American public has been trained to think about white versus minority, urban versus suburban, rich versus poor," he said.'"
math? maths? (Score:3, Funny)
No wonder other countries count better, they don't just have math, they have maths!
Re:danger will robinson (Score:5, Funny)
Addition is a gateway skill -- it tends to lead to multiplication.
Re:danger will robinson (Score:5, Funny)
If we're not careful, this problem could grow exponentially.
Re:No surprises (Score:4, Funny)
Don't you mean second?
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Re:danger will robinson (Score:5, Funny)
Yes, it's to the south of America.
Just like Canada.
Re:Professors poor in geography (Score:5, Funny)
"South American countries such as...Mexico"
In other news, professors in US are in the Nile over poor geography standards.
Re:danger will robinson (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, someone might even want them to learn how to spell "devastated"....
Re:danger will robinson (Score:5, Funny)
What did people expect from a country which pledges to be indivisible?
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