Friday, April 24, 2009

The consequences of swimming without a suit

Thomas Friedman has an excellent op-ed piece about the economic impact of raising education spending and increasing academic performance.  It takes money to make money, and education is an investment, a point Friedman clearly makes.  I highly recommend reading the article.
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  1. NJLApril 26, 2009 at 6:53 PM

    (and this is the correct post for the following reply)

    Friedman raises important issues, without realizing he is doing so. For example, if the top of the American high school students, the Chinese and Indian and Singaporean and ... well disaggregated, the Americans would land on top, comprehensively. However, our top 10% consists of 1/10 of the Chinese and Indian 10%. We fare well, but still fare poorly. A challenging policy implication: where should the US put its resources? Are we as a society to recognize the obstacles that keep most students from leveraging into the top 10% (the statistical absurdity aside)?

    When does equity mean accelerating difference?

    Neil

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