BREAKING: The results from the 2025 PISA exams are in.
The international standardized tests in science, mathematics and reading for 15 years old are taken every 3 years.
These are the top 5 EU countries: Science ๐ช๐ช Estonia – 527 ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland – 504 ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland – 504 ๐ฆ๐น Austria – 497 ๐ต๐ฑ Poland – 495 Mathematics ๐ช๐ช Estonia – 508 ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland – 491 ๐ต๐ฑ Poland – 484 ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia – 483 ๐ฆ๐น Austria – 483 Reading ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland – 504 ๐ช๐ช Estonia – 499 ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland – 486 ๐ต๐ฑ Poland – 482 ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia – 474 The results have been dropping globally compared to the result 3 years ago, with particularly big drops in Europe. Reading skills have taken the largest hit, with the declining trend of book reading speeding up and AI use for homework reaching all-time highs.
Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue โฆ. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment โ you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.