Education in America

On June 12th, the Wall Street Journal reported an Oriental student with an almost perfect (2300, combined) SAT score is suing Princeton for discrimination. Accepted at Stamford, Yale and Harvard, he was turned down by Princeton. Out of the 17,564 applicants, 1271 were enrolled including 149 Asian Americans. Jian Li was just one too many. I attended Princeton in 1947 with high SATs, but a "C" average. There were less then 10 Asian Americans. Today's Asian Americans expose what's wrong with education in the United States. Our public education is unionized. It is top down - 12th grade to kindergarten. The highest absorption rate is in kindergarten. It is highest before the fourth grade. We know that uniforms create a democratic atmosphere. We know that excercise and singing classes open the mind. Classes lasting 50 minutes followed by excercise clear the mind. A curriculum of English (our language), math, American history, chemistry or biology and a foreign language--these courses were mandatory when I was in school. Where is time for feel-good studies? Exercise and sports filled out our day--the more competitive the better. Without this base, how can the fourth grader progress? The brightest kids I ever taught in Russia carried a heavier load. At Deerfield, two Asian Americans took all the prizes. My stepson's teacher turned to my wife and said, "they are no more intelligent than George - they just work harder." Why are student's from around the world crowding Americans out of our leading universities? Academics are upside down. Miraculously, most students survive notwithstanding a 90% left-wing academia. Too bad so few remain in America. Teachers up to the fourth grade should be our highest paid - most trained teachers. They open the door for our youth entering the high tech world which I can barely comprehend. Education is many times more difficult in today's world. Southeast Asia, Russia, Africa --all were barely noticed in my youth. Today they are whipping us. McCain knows! Vote McCain.