Reply #80: These findings are a recipe for more of the same...

[GoddessOfGuinness]

1) Discover that kids in other countries are more proficient in (fill in subject here).

2) Freak out. Blame teachers, administrators, parents, TV, and stir well.

3) Blame anybody else you can without actually accepting responsibility yourself, and toss gently with words like "accountability" and "Christian values".

4) Hire some moron to create a new test that will prove the United States has the bestestest students in the world.

5) Cut more music and art budgets...from non-school related community programs if necessary.

6) Ask God to bless America. Wait five years.

7) Wonder why it's not working yet, and hire an image consultant to convince US citizens that everything's much better than it used to be.