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Taking Issue With Claims That American Science Education is 'Dismal'

Posted by timothy on from the note-this-is-an-editorial dept.

TaeKwonDood writes "We've all seen the stories about how 'dismal' science education in America is. It turns out that it's kind of a straw man. America has long led the world in science but the 'average' score for Americans on standardized tests has never been good. Instead, every 2 years American kids get better but we keep being told things are terrible. Here is why."

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  1. Re:How to fix public education by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think you meant "How to increase NASCAR viewership"

  2. Re:Where is why? by mu51c10rd · · Score: 5, Funny

    No it didn't. Here's why.

  3. Re:America leader in science? Don't make me laugh. by GodfatherofSoul · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Without a doubt, this post will get modded -1 disagree"

    Followed by a hyperbolic attack on US researchers. Yes, Sir, you deserve to get modded down. Kind of like saying pretentiously, "I know you'll object because you can't handle the truth, but your mother is a dirty slut."

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  4. Re:Without reading TFA... by SoupGuru · · Score: 3, Funny

    I have a modest proposal to quickly raise our test scores.

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