[awkwarddaturtle]

> Good student performance consistently correlates with higher-paying jobs and higher quality of life.

Because that's the more sensible definition for superpower?

> Good student performance consistently correlates with higher-paying jobs and higher quality of life. At the nation level, this correlates to higher Human-Development Index, which is generally considered a pretty good thing to have...

Great. I agree. Did I disagree anywhere? My issue is with the usage of the word superpower. And americans on average earn more than canadians.

> Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Mark Zuckerberg, Sean Parker, and Steve Jobs were all college dropouts.

And? They did go to college.

> They simply had the right idea at the right time.

Right.

> Their economic success has very little to do with the U.S. education system.

Ah I see. When the US education creates successes, it has nothing to do with the US education system. When canada's education system produces successes, canada is a superpower.

As I said, my only issue is with the BBC blatant propagandistic article. Their use of "superpower" and their perpetuating the lie of Canada's 150th year.

I'm for education. But canada is no more an education superpower than north korea is a nuclear superpower.

And I love your logic. Bill Gates, Zuckerburg, etc don't count. But kids taking silly tests count. Okay.