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Originally Posted by Withano
We should move on. The OP is now, quite an interesting topic. When I responded it was not... because pisa isnt a good way to test education across the world, and nobody has ever said otherwise as far as I'm aware, there are far too many flaws in the method. You being blind to them is still your prerogative.
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I found the link I had meant to post, which was streamed on my tablet with the recent reports and I admit I confused it as an article relating to this weeks news. However in view of this week's news on Scottish Education it can't fail to be relevant.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...itics-38922338
"Researchers from the Sutton Trust think tank found a gap equivalent to more than two years in schooling for science, reading and maths between pupils from less well-off backgrounds in the top 10% of achievers nationally, compared to their equally clever but better-off peers.
'Major weaknesses'
The analysis used figures from the latest international Pisa tests - which Ms Sturgeon observed were actually carried out almost two years ago."
"In response, Ms Sturgeon acknowledged the report as an "important" one, but said the data it was using pre-dates her latest reforms."
She also said: "First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she will make no excuses for the poor performance of Scottish schools in an international survey.
Scotland recorded its worst scores in the OECD's Pisa rankings in 2015.
Opposition politicians said Scotland was going "backwards" in reading, science and maths under the SNP.
Ms Sturgeon took responsibility for the results, which were "not good enough", but said they underlined the case for her educational reform plans."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...itics-38250199
She seems to have a little more respect for PISA results than you do.
And moving on. Do we think that throwing money into education is the answer or should the system be reformed? Personally I think some of the paperwork needs to be reduced and teachers should be allowed to teach. The problem is that children do not fit into one box and so teaching on the fly should be more acceptable.