Blog Not with my child you won’t! Share This Post Education / National News Not with my child you won’t! By redkudzu_admin on February 7th 2014 No Comments / 176 views National Educational Standards are Based on Myths and False Premises Myth 1: International standardized tests are important indicators of international competitiveness Fact: The U.S. has never scored well on these tests, but still led the world in all economic indicators. The international tests began in the mid-sixties and the most important test, PISA began more recently. Since the 1960s, the U.S. has led the world in every significant prosperity indicator including patents, research and development funding, business formation, growth in productivity (Baker, 2007). During this time, the number of years that U.S. students topped the international test scores? None. (Ravitch, 2013) Read more… Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Login with: Continue with Facebook Continue with Google Continue with Twitter Common Core Share This Post redkudzu_admin The goal of this site is to give information. Whether from national sites or locally in Georgia. Related Articles Privacy concerns eyed for school tracking apps November 19th 2014 Common Core assignment makes sixth-graders SCRAP Bill of Rights amendments October 8th 2013 American Test Scores Decline… Gee, Wonder Why? December 19th 2017