Thomas Friedman had a great article on Tuesday in the NY Times highlighting the education gap in this country:
"In the 2006 Program for International Student Assessment that measured the applied learning and problem-solving skills of 15-year-olds in 30 industrialized countries, the U.S. ranked 25th out of the 30 in math and 24th in science. That put our average youth on par with those from Portugal and the Slovak Republic."
The whole article is well worth the read, and highlights what can be done, and what would have been possible if we worked to close the education gap sooner.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/opinion/22friedman.html?_r=1&em
4.24.2009
The Education Gap
Posted by MC at 8:00 AM
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Well that was quite a depressing read. The one issue not mentioned is the demise of the nuclear family and it's effect on education. Parents are so focused on themselves they ignore the kids. Education between teacher and pupil is missing something.....isn't it a parent?
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