(...) Yes. But the single area where the US is ludicrously falling behind - that is to say, falling behind more and more as time goes by - is pre-university education. A major reason is the basic one-school- fits-all system which succeeds at pushing (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
(...) <snip> (...) <snip> I have several Turkish friends studied at US high schools during a one year period by scholarship from AFS (an international student exchange program for high school students). While all of them impressed their USian high (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
