"U.S. millennials post ‘abysmal’ scores in tech skills test, lag behind foreign peers

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Maybe it has something to do with teaching method and educational philosophy?

Yes. Those two play big big roles. Example of education philosophy: The pass of the No Child Left Behind Act which reflects the world view of all of congress and the president because it passed all three branches. States had to abide by the fed's requirements to obtain federal money for education. Therefore, states lowered test scores to get free federal money. The world view is money>education. And, those that sit on the Board of Education, they select books for schools in their district that reflect the board's world view.

For the teaching method, an example of this is the multiple choice test. President Wilson had teachers give these out during WWI. The downside of the test method they found out is the harm they do to critical thinking. To develop/strengthen critical thinking skills, short/long essay form is used.