“Collaborative problem-solving” is a strength for U.S. teens, according to the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which tests students around the world. Working in groups is valued by employers and school reformers, writes Robert Holland, a Heartland Institute fellow, on American Thinker. But should teamwork be the goal of U.S. education? Working on their own, U.S. 15-year-olds’ PISA performance has been “mediocre, at best, and often closer to worst than f

School doesn’t prepare students for life, writes Rich Stowell on Medium. It prepares them to comply. His creative, bright extroverted son is considered a mediocre student “because 1) he gets bored quickly in class; 2) he speaks his mind when he should politely lie; and 3) he needs more attention than his more introverted classmates,” writes Stowell. His introverted son, too shy to speak up in class, is considered “a model student.” The adult world doesn’t punish people who ar