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[aharfo56]

Actually the educational system isn't as bad as some claim. I work in higher education, and I've read on the subject fairly extensively as well. Here is the difference between American education and the rest of the world. In the U.S., we view education (at least K-12) as a civil right...EVERYONE gets an appropriate and free education. Many countries do not view it the same way. When you education EVERYONE...the son of the town drunk, illegal immigrant, and factory worker, in addition to the ivy-league graduate's child, your numbers are going to be skewed. Our colleges are also open to many, certainly open more so than most other countries (at least our state and non-elite universities where pretty much anyone with a pulse can try to better themselves). That is the primary difference. Like India....they only send their elite and intelligent on to further education, and leave those in the slums to non-profits or NO education. How in the world can you compare the two? We education EVERYONE! Heck, it's against the law to keep your child out (unless you home school or private school them....

One more thing I've noticed in higher education...if our system is so bad, then why are people from all over the world coming to the U.S. to study? It's almost ridiculous how many foreigners are in our university system...I have my own protectionist views on the subject.