And I just for my part, refuse to stand by and watch idly as China laughs at our gradual decay into oblivion when 75% of 8th graders in this country aren't even proficient in math according to international standards. There's kids in other countries where English isn't even their first language now doing better on English proficiency than our own kids here. And just to speak some hard truths, I found that people, frankly in both political parties aren't too patient. They don't want to hear this message because it hurts to hear. (04:48–04:56)
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Asserts that non-native English-speaking countries outperform U.S. students in English proficiency.
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