Why “Pisa” is being discussed
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> When we have plummeting scores for the PISA exam across the world... COVID generation. The pandemic was barely 3 years ago, and stretched over 1-3 years depending on where you…
by alephnerd · Oct 2, 2026
> However I think the future of education in general is very bleak. When we have plummeting scores for the PISA exam across the world [1], I fear people will get dumber and dumb…
by palmotea · Oct 1, 2026
PISA exam scores are a lagging indicator with many years of lag. I doubt the reason of that is AI. Mobile phones? Social media? Any other multi causal reason (poor eating, anxie…
by santiagobasulto · Oct 1, 2026
> But today that's no longer the truth, and for the better. I am happy students don't have to go over the same repetitive low-value processes that I had to go to. Students can n…
by danjovich · Oct 1, 2026
I've ridden that design in Italy! I'm not sure they still exist but it was a lovely way to travel (something like Genoa to Pisa I believe). Double decker trains I just find fun…
by davnicwil · Sep 29, 2026
That’s too strong. Country IQ estimates are messy, but cross country cognitive differences are measurable. For example, PISA consistently finds substantial differences in math,…
by ofjcihen · Sep 28, 2026
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Pisa is a city and comune (municipality) in Tuscany, Central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the city contains more than twenty other historic churches, and several medieval and Renaissance palaces, mostly facing each other on the avenues along the Arno ("Lungarno"). Much of the city's architecture was financed from its history as one of the Italian maritime republics. Read more on Wikipedia