The US needs to get its priorities straight and focus on education
(NEWSER) - While many Americans worry about China's rising military might and new stealth fighter, they would be better off worrying about "the rise of China’s education system and the passion for learning that underlies it," writes Nicholas Kristof at the New York Times . He cites how China and Confucian lands like South Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore once again dominate a survey of 65 countries' students in math, science and reading, while the United States lags far behind—15th in reading, 23rd in science, and 31st in math. More»
