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A international study was done to test 65 states on reading, math, and science. Out of all these countries China had the best scores. Shanghai was at the top of all 3 categories but a good amount. Nickolas Kristof the author of the article says he has been visiting schools in Asia for more than 20 years. Every time he talks to the teachers there are not impressed with their school system, saying that they need to be more like America and have more thought on art, clubs and independent thought. I don't think they realize that maybe American's have too much independent thought. At a poor school in southern China the students were a year a head to Kristof's children who attend a very good public school in New York City. They start their students there at age 2 rather than 4 or 5 in America. The only bad thing about their education system is that their colleges are very weak and some say a disgrace. Most students there are not worried about being a jock but about being the smartest student. I think America needs to start picking up some of these Asian habits!
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