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What proof is there that creativity, adaptability, tenacity are better skills to have than the ones tested in the article? Or that the skills you mentioned are
by consz 12y ago
What proof is there that creativity, adaptability, tenacity are better skills to have than the ones tested in the article? Or that the skills you mentioned are not consequences of the ones mentioned in the article?
- greenyoda 12y agoFor that matter, the ability of these tests to predict success hasn't been very good over time. From another recent article on HN: "In truth, though, the United States has never done well on international tests, and they are not good predictors of our national success. Since 1964, when the first such exam was administered to 13-year-olds in 12 countries, America has lagged behind its peers, rarely rising above the middle of the pack and doing particularly poorly in science and math. And yet over these past five decades, that same laggard country has dominated the world of science, technology, research and innovation."[1] [1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-stem-wont-make-us-successful/2015/03/26/5f4604f2-d2a5-11e4-ab77-9646eea6a4c7_story.html?hpid=z3 http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-stem-wont-make-us... (via https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9285423 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9285423)
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- throwaway43 12y agoBecause America imports all the best brains from all over the world using the H1B program ?
- tfussell 12y agoBut why don't other counties do this if they're so smart?