Though the United States is the unrivaled superpower of the world, our education policies pale in comparison to that of many other nations. Our country is simply so powerful due to a lack of challengers. As we are quickly bypassed in intelligence, in turn, our economy will suffer. My paper explores the Education policy while comparing it to policies abroad and exposes the flaws of our system. I reveal the ignorance of our population and the increasing intelligence of many of our rivals, while informing the general public of the reprocussions of our poor educational system

At very young ages, children of opposing nations must begin studying US history and will eventually surpass many American citizens in their knowledge of our own nation's heritage. These same children are forced as children to begin studying foreign languages. In my paper I describe early education policies of the United States in comparison to competing nations. I continue on through the educational processes evaluating each system as I describe the many differences in US policy with regard to education. I also discuss the differences of our educational system across the years with comparison to rival nations.

Historically, the technological advancements of the United States have risen above and beyond the competition. While we have come a long way since the days of the horse and carriage, we must confront the realization that competing nations are quickly gaining on us. In my paper, I explore the advancements of both the United States as well as the recent technological advancements of other competing nations.In particular, I focus on the educational policy of the Chinese culture while exposing their rapid advancements with it's effect on American economics. I reveal the underlying truth that such advancements are directly correlated with the educational system.

The United States was founded upon freedom and thus, we pride ourselves in cultural diversity and acceptance of all people; although, Americans are widely disliked across the globe. This is a direct result of our ignorance. While citizens of opposing nations have knowledge of our historical background, many citizens of our own nation could not even pass our immigration test. We are not a well educated people. Here, I reveal the social impact of our poor education and the wide-ranging effects of a poorly educated nation. [This paragraph is less interesting, I'm not sure I would focus on this very much in your final project.]

Our policies are, in truth, breeding successful generations. I concede that we are, in effect, a thriving population. But, I assert that our nation would be much better off socially, economically, as well as culturally if we were to adopt different policies with regard to education. I suggest a reformation of the system to include more breadth across subjects, while creating more depth in current subjects. I propose that such alterations will encourage better American acceptance while preventing a major catostrophe in American history.

[Okay, this sounds really great. I think this is a much more interesting topic than what you were considering. A couple of things to think about: 1) You may want to take a look at a book called "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Rich Kiyotaki. It's primarily a self-help guide, but he is also concerned with exploring issues of how the public education is failing to produce students capable of negotiating the contemporary world economy. 2) There has been a lot said in the news media lately about how our country can no longer count on its manufacturing might to be competitive. Instead, these articles argue, we will maintain our edge through our creativity and intelligence. The problem with this article is that they ignore the exact problem that you identify: that our public education system is not producing creative, intelligent people. I'm interested to see what you come up with, as this project has resonance with a lot of what's at stack in America's future survival as a world power. You might also want to think about looking at the New Child Left Behind act and some of the commentary written about it. Especially the pedagogical dangers associated with standardized tests.]

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I'm still looking for library sources, I can't seem to access the links with my computer.