are americans the stupidest people in the developed world ?

the usa has the lowest average iq (9 of any developed country. it is clear america is the dumbest developed nation in the world, by some distance. why is this and what can be done to change it ?



USA scores the lowest in national average IQ among the developed countries of the world, at a national average score of 98. The data is obtained from IQ and Global Equality by Dr. Richard Lynn (professor of Psychology, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland) and Dr. Tatu Vanhanen (University of Tampere, Finland) who have done extensive research on the subject spanning several years. The national average IQ score of Americans at 98 is below 22 countries (including Switzerland, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, North Korea and China). The low Intelligence Quotient (IQ) score of United States puts the Americans at a lower intelligence level on an average as compared to the other industralised nations.

The mathematical skills and abilities to process mathematical problems put America on a weak spot. American high school students scored 483 in the test Program for International Student Assessment. The average scores of American students were way below those of top scoring countries like South Korea, Japan, Switzerland, Germany, Ireland, etc. all of whom scored between 503 and 544 (significantly higher than US scores). Mathematical skills, scientific temper and the ability to apply mathematical knowledge are essential in the present world and they are the roots of logical and scientific reasoning. If this becomes a weak point, a person’s ability to fare well in science, logical and anaytical thinking would suffer as well.

Another study as a special report by ABC showed that in scientific and mathematical skills, an average Belgian kid scored better than a skilled American. By age fifteen Americans fell behind 25 countries in this test. They scored worse than countries which spend much less in education. The report also states that in US, mediocrity is encouraged by monopoly of public school and opportunity based scholarships, which is hurting the academic ability of Americans when compared to the rest of the world. Yes, monopoly hurts because there is no competition to better oneself against, but when it comes to countries with lesser quality of education it says something. Those countries are not well off either but in spite of that they do better than US.

“American adults in general do not understand what molecules are (other than that they are really small). Fewer than a third can identify DNA as a key to heredity. Only about 10 percent know what radiation is. One adult American in five thinks the Sun revolves around the Earth, an idea science had abandoned by the 17th century.” This is an excerpt from an article by New York Times which did a study and survey of Americans to determine their awareness. Coming from a nation where half the schools do not teach the science of evolution, scientific outlook is discouraged and a lot of emphasis is laid on religious education, the results are hardly surprising.

Now with all these statistics and research data it is up to you, the reader to decide if Americans really deserve the ’stupid’ tag. As with any nation, there are always exceptions which means not all Americans fit these statistics. But a majority of Americans do which creates the average data at a lower level than the other countries.

 

However, most Americans know that Hitler was a monster, and without the Federal reserve, the world would be screwed.

 

I doubt you really thought this through.

America's cultural core is on par with or surpasses almost every country in the world. But let's break this down.

1) most "countries" aren't sizable enough to be a legitimate comparison. For example, Iceland has 400k people, fewer than almost any American city. If we were to cherry pick an area of 400k - say, Noston- we'd kick the (*)(*)(*)(*) out of the world.
2) we have more immigrants than any nation youre comparing us to. First or second generations coming from third world backgrounds weigh down our scores heavily.
3) it sounds horrible, but the reality is that our black population weighs us down. If 13% of your country were second class citizens sixty years ago, your scores would sag too.


So, really- we're fine.

 

"USA scores the lowest in national average IQ among the developed countries of the world..."

Taxcutter says:
That explains Obama's election and re-election.



"American high school students scored 483 in the test Program for International Student Assessment. The average scores of American students were way below those of top scoring countries like South Korea, Japan, Switzerland, Germany, Ireland, etc. all of whom scored between 503 and 544..."

Taxcutter says:
Evidence of failure of the unionized public school system in the US.



"They scored worse than countries which spend much less in education. The report also states that in US, mediocrity is encouraged by monopoly of public school and opportunity based scholarships, which is hurting the academic ability of Americans when compared to the rest of the world. Yes, monopoly hurts because there is no competition to better oneself against..."

Taxcutter says:
A point I've made for years. The US spends too much on education and gets too little return on its investment. The answer is clearly not more money but a bracing dash of competition.


Many Americans are bright enough to know that Global Warming is a scam.

 

Its pretty simple actually.

As our poor population increases our test scores go down.

What is Obama's plan?

Oh yea, increase welfare to keep the poor enabled instead of forcing them to go better themselves which would increase our scores.

Gotta love democrats.

 

With this in mind, I vote YES to the OP's question.

 

What does Obama or Democrats have to do with this? What were the scores when Bush and Republicans were in office, and what is their plan?

Talk about lack of critical thinking.....

 

We are a nation of immigrants. This attracts a lot of uneducated people that other countries don't. This would make it nearly impossible for us to beat out a more homogeneous country like Japan. We also have a disproportionate amount of the world's intellectual talent. This is because of our more favorable business environment and the fact that we have 17 of the world's top 25 universities (68%).