Like you said about Condi it is the parents. My daughter who was born with a book attached to her nose has already read every book they assigned her from 3rd grade on. So she rereads them and she and her mother go to the library at least once a week and get other books. For all the arguments I hear all the time about how bad education is in the USA all I can say is show me a country that invents as much as the USA, creates as many jobs. At one time it was all Japanese owning Peeble Beach and kids going to school day and night. Look at it now.