The Hechinger Report – Jill Barshay
“In 1967, on the first international comparison of educational achievement in math, the United States ranked 11 out of 12 nations. Students in Germany, England, France and Japan all scored ahead of students in the U.S.. The only country behind the U.S. was Sweden. No one was surprised. A Washington Post news article explained that U.S. teachers weren’t as well trained in math pedagogy and that American society didn’t value mathematical achievement as much as other countries.” (more)