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Originally Posted by Richard
I have yet to find the American educational system lacking for those with the intelligence, the talent, the monetary resources, and the personal desire to use it to their benefit.
I would hold off sounding its death knell if I were y'all and might ask why so many of the Korean "movers and shakers" within their society send their children to American schools to be educated.
Richard.  |
I think you hit it on the head, Richard. To me, the system isn't so much the problem as the attitudes of the students who take part in it. Again, a broadbrush assertion is unfair, as there are certainly students who excel and give their very best...and they reside all over the world (not just Korea, Japan, or the US). There are also those who will never approach their educational opportunities with any sense of urgency, any motivation, or any degree of forethought. They reside all over the world too.
As always, excellence is an individual choice.