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Israel ranks 7th in international math tests
Shahar Chai
Published: 11.12.12, 14:26
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1.  Korea, Singapore and Taiwan are people from China.
Michael ,   California, USA   (12.11.12)
Mainland China people always outgrew their "comfort zone" densities of population and expanded to surrounding countries to survive. It's been happening for thousands of year. Test results from the above three countries, as well as Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, and more, is really a test of one race people. They have been the real chosen people through superior intelligence.
2. #1 False
Alex   (12.11.12)
By the same logics you can lump together all Europeans as one, all Mideasterners, etc. Genetics shows Japanese, Koreans and Chinese are all distinct from eachother, though closer related to eachother than people in other continents. IQ studies shows the results of E. Asians differ in one major point than from other "races" while they on average score higher they have much less geniuses compared to Europeans, that means E. Asians have less "stupid" people and instead the differences between IQ in E. Asians is very small, while in Caucasians there is great variance and thus more "dumbasses" and at the same time more geniuses.
3. Asians and non Jewish whites versus Jews
(12.11.12)
The maths competitions in the USA are dominated by Asians. Decades ago it was Jews. American Jewish kids' academic performance today is the same as the overall white population. This is causing increasingly suspicious questions from Asians and non Jewish whites about the over-representation of Jewish kids in Ivy League admissions. It cannot be justified by their high school academic results and suggests discrimination in their favor by the new establishment. Asians and non Jewish whites are much more highly represented at colleges which use solely merit-based entrance policies. Asians are bound to make stronger protests in future about being discriminated against by the Ivy Leagues. Google ''The myth of American meritocracy''
4. #2 Alex, Min ha'etzba, double false. Locals & Chinese mixed.
Michael ,   California, USA   (12.11.12)
Racially, they are the same stock and "chosen" as Asians. You have this commonality with a certain S.B. on this board by making up ersatz facts. Try to provide a reference on what you speak, and not merely a quotation from some uneducated rabbi, please. Read comment #3 also, for this person knows of what he/she speaks. In California's top colleges Jewish students graduate in four years at about the same ratio as other whites, about 60% from those who started. On the other hand, Asian students' graduation ratio is above 95%. Not only are they smarter, they also have more discipline and commitment to accomplish educational goals.
5. Bragging again ,...
split ,   US   (12.11.12)
Chosen schools and 8-graders to make the politicians look better? Try this one: Pearson's Global Index of Cognitive Skills and Educational Attainment, (that's a total score of PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS in Reading, Maths and Science) where out of 39 tested countries Israel comes 29th, far behind US, Russia or Poland - By the way Poland came 14th , US 17th and Russia 20th,...
6. Mike @ 4 - Agree ,...
split ,   US   (12.12.12)
Orientals are more dedicated and work harder ,...
7. #4 you confuse more intelligence with diligence
AK   (12.12.12)
American Jewish children became a part of the American culture, which means they have high intelligence to get into the best colleges but they lack discipline and diligence to get the As. Chinese- American kids will follow the same path in a generation.
8. Split, it's not so bad considering...
AK   (12.12.12)
that Arabs comprise over 20% of the Israeli population and, likely, even higher percentage of the school population. If one were to exclude the scores of the Arabs, Israel's academic standing would definitely be better than 29th.
9. To "1": "new chosen people" ...
Hansje   (12.12.12)
So why don't asian people obtain more Nobel prizes, or have more inventions? China, with more than a billion people can not show any significant modern invention nor contribution to science.
10. 8 - Aren't they an Israelis ? ,...
split ,   US   (12.12.12)
Why don't spend an equal amount of money you spend on Jewish pupil and then assess? Not to mention your rasist comment.
11. #5, 6, 10
A ,   Belgium   (12.12.12)
3 posts, loaded with grammar and spelling errors. While you so enjoy your self righteous degrading of the Israeli school system and its achievements, please enlighten us as to which school system you flunked out of?
12. #9, Asians will lead the way, just give them time.
Michael ,   California, USA   (12.12.12)
The count of Nobel prizes is not a clear indicator. The numbers can be interpreted in many ways: USA has 338 Nobel prizes, UK has 118, Germany 102, France 65, Russia 27, Switzerland 26, Japan 20, Italy 20, Netherlands 19, Israel 10, China 9.
13. It's a mistake
Shalom ,   Jerusalem, Isral   (12.12.12)
to lump Christian and Muslim Arabs together. On average, Christian Arabs in Israel score higher school grades than Jews. There are also marked differences between the different Jewish school systems. So simplistic Jews vs. Arabs comparisons merely give people the chance to vent their prejudices.
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