Reply #16: Money has a LOT to do with it because class size has a LOT to do with it. [View All]

[pnwmom]

And smart teachers who are freed to use individual approaches with individual kids.

You didn't address the issue of creativity. Japanese schools, for example, do very well in math and reading tests, but they actually look to the U.S. for ways to encourage creativity in their students. I'd hate to raise our scores in math and reading at the cost of creativity, innovation, and risk-taking.