Kommentar: Pisa 2026 – die unbequeme Lektion aus Chinas Klassenzimmern
Shanghai und Peking hängen deutsche Schüler in Mathe locker ab. Der Grund liegt nicht im System – sondern in einer Frage, die deutsche Eltern kaum noch stellen.
The Pisa results have once again shaken Germany, prompting a closer look at Asian cities and regions. Specifically, Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang provinces in China have achieved top scores in mathematics and sciences. This has sparked the usual criticism regarding the representativeness of the sample and the methodological concerns.
Some argue that Germany should compare itself to countries with similar political systems, such as Taiwan, South Korea, or Japan. However, it is crucial to note that the Chinese data does not represent the entire country. Moreover, an authoritarian state bears little resemblance to a liberal democracy like Taiwan or Japan. Nevertheless, we should not dismiss the Chinese experience hastily.
The issue at hand is not about system rivalries, Xi Jinping, or nationalist propaganda taught in Chinese schools, but rather a private and almost familial matter: How much time, money, and care do we invest in the education of our children?
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