Blogger Vishakha N. Desai argues that the United States needs to keep up with the learning curve of Asian students. The most telling evidence behind this argument is that American students are doing significantly worse than Asian students on math, science, and reading tests.
Asia has invested ample amounts of money in education for many years now. And it is no shock that this investment is paying off big-time.
If the US wants to continue to be one of the strong forces in the world, they definitely need to beef up education. As Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said recently, "A nation's wealth int he 21st century will depend on the capacity of its people to learn." I couldn't agree more. Now that it is too late for the US to go back and invest money in education, we must instead react to this problem. Emulation of the Asian schooling system is the first step.
In order to increase the education of American children, the US must invest in several key catorgies:
1. Create rigorous standards
2. Strengthen Curriculum
3. Hire higher quality teachers and principles
4. Put a greater emphasis on math and science
If US policy makers can find a way to invest in those 4 key strategies, our kids will be on their way to competing with Asian students.
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