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The culprits of PISA

Jornal de Negócios11 September 2026 at 10:15

The article addresses the issue of PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) results and seeks to identify those responsible for students' poor performance.

The text suggests that it is easier to assign blame to mobile phones than to recognize deeper flaws in the education system.

The article mentions that Paris, together with some designated "facilitators," attempted to implement a curriculum that was presented as inevitable.

The author argues that this curricular approach, and not merely students' use of technology, is among the true causes of the problems identified in international assessments.

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