Why Trump's Education Pick Scares Unions/US Students Slip Further Behind in Math/Sci

[pgardn]

Maybe not. The great depression made things difficult on people. 1860's were more of a boon.

Im gonna venture a guess that the Civil War was not a great deal of fun.

[angrydude]

You have pointed out an economic problem, not a school problem. The best public HS in the US beat the out of Asian countries, especially in science. And there is a very basic reason; we do really good experiments in good HS. Many of the Asian countries keep with the rote stuff and it kills them. That's why they come over here eventually. This is a very common complaint about a fairly ubiquitous Asian education.

And the best public HS go back to economics.

Also don't kid yourself with these stats. If you think Vietnamese children are sitting in nice classroom with a pretty little teacher in front of them all listening intently... Nope. Take a look in the vast rural areas. In HK, it might be doable. Can't say much about S. Korea.

Bash the US, but do it legitimately.

Asian schools don't even have air conditioning. They have windows on either side of the room which they open during the summer to let a breeze through