children are the future of the world, and i think It is a dangerous thing to think of a world where education for the purpose of teaching non-conformist or anything but standardized test-taking practices are lost arts in schools.
According to a majority of studies, american public schools in relation with other countries' public schools hold 7 points above the average in terms of reading (usa: 500 OECD: 493) , 9 points under the average in terms of Mathematics (usa: 487 OECD: 496) , and only 1 point above the average in terms of science (usa: 502 OECD: 501)
Canada's education scored: 524 in reading, 527 in mathematics, and 529 in science
Japan's education scored: 520 in reading, 529 in mathematics, and 539 in science.