A bit of a rant here - Having worked in education both here in the States and in Korea, this makes a ton of sense.
We all lauded the accomplishments of Asian countries in measures of math, science, and English. We sought to replicate their success.
And we have started. One thing about the US student was that we used to be behind in math and science, but our creativity was our strength.
And we're educating that out of the system, in the pursuit of standardized objectives (standardized objectives that encourage the development of things like remind to constantly keep kids on track, career clusters for focus, and the pressure to decide a career in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade).
We all lauded the accomplishments of Asian countries in measures of math, science, and English. We sought to replicate their success.
And we have started. One thing about the US student was that we used to be behind in math and science, but our creativity was our strength.
And we're educating that out of the system, in the pursuit of standardized objectives (standardized objectives that encourage the development of things like remind to constantly keep kids on track, career clusters for focus, and the pressure to decide a career in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade).