1/1     US students indeed have worse scores on paper in PISA (Program for
        Int'l Student Assessment) than those from Asian countries, but don't
        blame our education system:
        http://www.csua.org/u/s8a
        \_ And yet US students make bajillions inventing things like credit
           default swaps and a fake housing market. Life ain't the boy scouts.
        \_ Those tests show who the good white collar slaves are; eg
           "work hard, dont stop working, don't go home, stay at work
            U B rich!"
            \_ Ah if only the world actually rewarded work with pay linearly.
        \_ Not very PC, but very interesting.