The OECD’s science and math tests placed the Jewish state in twenty-fourth place on a list of forty-nine developing countries. Though Arab pupils pull Israeli scores down, Jewish students are expected to hold an equally shameful sixteenth place.
In the national math exams, eight-graders scored 44 on the average; fifth-graders scored 59 out of 100.
All results show a marked decline from previous years. A scornful attitude toward eduction and complete lack of discipline in schools take root in the socialist system of values.
