Tag: competition
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Education system: Competing countries, competing people
Everyone praises education. Politicians declare it the foundation of freedom. Parents call it the key to success. Reformers dream of its ability to lift the poor. But beneath these warm slogans lies a colder reality. Education was not born to enlighten. It was born to prepare nations for competition. And in doing so, it turned…
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Everything you need to know why East Asian universities are lagging
No one is denying Japan or South Korea are developed high-income countries. Their universities can definitely teach how to construct buildings, roads, how to build a nuclear plant, subway system, how to make telephones, and so on. Their universities (unlike the Czech ones) are well-funded, yet they are not on par with the quality of…