Better Schools Won’t Fix America

[Professor Emeritus]

Don't tell the rest of the world that, b/c they're proving folks wrong.

Where are you thinking of specifically?

Most of the world I've seen either is focused on getting rid of destitute poverty or is very bad at educating impoverished kids. I don't think there are that many countries that tolerate abject poverty and yet still give those kids a good education.

 

[ROLLTIDE4EVER]

Literacy rates have improved dramatically in places in Africa and Asia, for example. One historical example was when Malaysian government banned Malaysians of Chinese heritage from public schools---yet, Chinese still overachieved in that country.

Few places in the world have abject poverty, though.

 

[Big Simpin Losing Cheese]

H3ll, there jobs that wen unfilled during the last recession and I'm talking hi-tech/six figure jobs either.

What jobs are you talking about