There was a student who graduated from a Connecticut high school last year with honors and she cannot read. Her mother is suing the school district for negligence. There are kids in China now who on average are four years ahead of our own kids on a grade adjusted average. That means a seventh grader here in America is performing at the equivalent of a third grade level in China. In Singapore, it's five years ahead, eighth grade in America, third grade in Singapore. (26:40–26:48)
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Asserts that Chinese students are on average four years ahead of American students.
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