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[quote=Anonymous]I wish people would stop droning on an on about how European, Nordic and Asian education systems are better than America's, because it takes away from the real issue: deep rooted inequities. Those high performing countries benefit from having more insular societies, allowing them to focus in an effective way on *their* particular needs. To test this, take American South Koreans. Do they perform worse, on average and regardless of SES, than South Koreans in their country? The same logic can be applied other groups as well. I don't know the answer, but if it is no, then the American system is not worse. In reality America's system is more weighed down because it has to cater to all groups and cultures. This is very, very, hard to do effectively and inevitably leads to inequities. I'm not saying we should be more insular, i'm saying we should realize this and make a concerted effort to root out educational inequity. [/quote]
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