Asking the Wrong Questions About Science Education – ryan

So the core argument of this talk was that:

>> US students do worse at standardised tests because ethnics are dumb and lower the average score
>> Students in many other countries have to study very hard to pass a high bar tests but in US kids don’t have to work hard at school because everyone is special
>> Large number of students come to US for their graduate studies because US graduate education is perfect
>> US has the largest number of publications in the world, therefore US is doing great
>> American exceptionalism etc. etc. etc.
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My simple counter arguments:
>> Minorities have alway been marginalised in US, no wonder they have done poorly.
>> Students in US don’t have to be competitive so they put in less effort and do less, because they are exceptional by virtue of being a US citizen.
>> Graduate students go to US because many countries lack the MONEY to invest in technological infrastructure and these is hardly work for people doing advance studies. in other word, they go to US because they can work on what they want and can get paid for it.
>> US has a large and thriving academic portfolio because it is largely manned and run by foreign students which in time became US citizens. while their work is understandably considered a US achievement, let’s no forget where the foundation for their success was laid.