Now that I’m in academia, my eyes have been opened.

Foreign freshmen (Latin America, Africa, Asia etc..), are light years ahead of American kids at the same age. High School is not preparing kids for college level math or writing. I’ve got Chinese freshmen here that can communicate in English better than American kids. Chinese high school has them at a calculus II level as they graduate. WTF is happening???

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Picklebobble2 · 61-69, M

This is what happens when government absolves itself from any responsibility and turns it all over to 'market forces'.

A social and business model found to be a complete failure and a generation + of industry; jobs; apprenticeships; manufacturing; home ownership possibilities lost.