While our education system obsesses over the latest socio-pathological?disease (e.g. bullying) or vacuous phrase (e.g. 21st century skills),? more of the rest of the world seems to be keeping its eyes on the education prize.? Someone on the New York Times editorial board recognizes the problem and opines that 48th Is Not a Good Place. Forty-eight is where the World Economic Forum ranks the United States in math and science instruction among 133 developed and developing nations.
Inquiring minds want to know: Are other countries' school systems asked to teach diversity, drugs, obesity,?teen pregnancy, character, gangs, bullying?.?
?Peter Meyer, Bernard Lee Schwartz Policy Fellow
