What is it about America? Does America's education system just suck?

[CaseyTheAthie]

Back on subject... I spoke with one of my coworkers yesterday and was talking about the whole education thing. He said a few things I haven't been able to research yet. one of them was that if everyone in the US went to college the economy would fail because a large portion of the economy is based on unskilled high school educated workers. I can def see that one. His other statement, that doesn't really seem to really mean anything to this discussion, is that if education is such a big deal, why is it that the countries with the better fairing economies have lower education marks. I told him to pop on here and make the case, but alas it's up to me haha.

[KichigaiNeko]

Some interesting TED Videos on Education.....

http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_sa...ivity.html

http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinso...ution.html

[kılıç_mehmet]

Well, yes, the dismounted part is infantry. If they are fighting on foot, they are infantry.

Dismounted cavalrymen. Even in old times, cavalry would sometimes dismount and fight on foot to either supply the core or left-right flanks.
However, there also is a term called "mounted infantry". Dragoons could be classified as such, mobile, while performing the duties of infantry, laying down a barrage of fire.

[KichigaiNeko]

http://satwcomic.com/anything-but-that

[pocaracas]

@KichigaiNeko, I played that game and it was scaaaryyyyy.
When I was playing, I had a kid next to me. I had the sound going into my headphones so he couldn't hear anything, but still.... he was scared and asked me to turn it off!

[kılıç_mehmet]

@KichigaiNeko, I played that game and it was scaaaryyyyy.
When I was playing, I had a kid next to me. I had the sound going into my headphones so he couldn't hear anything, but still.... he was scared and asked me to turn it off!

I'm still playing it, but I am really scared of the dark myself, actually. Therefore I only play during day.

[5thHorseman]

Starting to wonder if less likely the education system, although it is in some states. But whether it has far more to do with the growing anti-intellectualism.

[Faith No More]

It's both.