The shipwreck of the school: why have we gone back two decades in knowledge?
The PISA results are not a statistical fatality nor a surprise. They are the logical consequence of decades of concessions. They are the mirror of concrete choices, made over the years. Opinion by João Nuno Tavares
The article addresses the results of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which according to the author reveal a regression of approximately two decades in the level of knowledge of students. The text is an opinion piece by João Nuno Tavares.
The author argues that these results should not be considered a statistical fatality nor a surprise, but rather the natural and logical consequence of decades of concessions in the educational system. According to him, the data reflect concrete choices that were made over the years.
Tavares suggests that it is possible to identify specific policies and decisions that, accumulated over time, contributed to this decline in school performance measured by PISA. The article presents a critical analysis of the education trajectory that led to this situation.
