The Greatest Hoax in the History of Education; Diane Ravitch

This is a 10-minute TED talk by Dr. Yuli Tamir,  academic and former minister of education in Israel "The fundamental hoax of PISA is the claim that higher test scores will inexorably produce higher economic growth. As she demonstrates, this assertion is false. If we want children to benefit more from their schooling, we should bend our efforts to reducing poverty. This would seem to be obvious, but it hasn’t slowed the slavish devotion of governments to raising PISA scores. .She explains in a direct and lively manner how the PISA standardized testing regime was foisted on the world, destroying children’s imagination, curiosity, and joy of learning. This is a brilliant presentation." Dr Ravitch  urges you to watch it.