I had to turn the graphic on its side to fit it in here big enough that you can read it. Where does your state, or nation, rank in percentage of students achieving an advanced level of math proficiency? For U.S. citizens, this is not a pretty chart.
Source: The Atlantic, “Your Child Left Behind” and acccompanying charts, “Miseducation Nation,” November 2010.
Hey, at least we’re ahead of Tunisia and Kyrgyzstan. Can your students find those nations on a map? Do they know what continents to look in?

Posted by Ed Darrell 





