Good with Headlines: Bad with Reading? (Score 2, Insightful)

There seems to be a slow, inexorable trend in Slashdot headlines to misrepresent their content. Whether that's because the editors prefer a 'shocking' headline to an accurate one, or because no-one Rs TFA anymore, I guess we'll never know. Moreover, the survey compares countries, not students. The actual article (ZOMG!) seems to say that in countries where the average student enjoys their maths lessons and thinks they have a good handle on the content, their actual proficiency is sub-par. Presumably because their lessons are focused on entertainment and not content. Also, note that the article refers to grade 4 and grade 8. In most countries, maths education at this level still primarily consists of a lot of rote learning, in several disparate areas. I was a relatively competent maths-geek at school, and even for me maths only really stopped being a chore at about 10th grade.