From: mark@unicorn.com
Date: Mon Dec 07 1998 - 07:31:12 MST
Michael Lorrey [retroman@together.net] wrote:
>Here's a question: If our education system is so poor, why do we have the
>highest rate of technological advancement, the largest ubiquity of technology
>among all classes, etc..
One obvious point is that many of the brightest and best-educated people in
the world move to America because that's where they have the best prospects
for advancement. I saw a documentary a while ago which claimed that some huge
percentage of the top scientists in America were born and raised in Europe,
and emigrated there afterwards; I think it was something like 30% British,
but don't remember the exact figures. I can't back this up with any other
cites, but it makes sense to me.
A country deson't need a great education system when the best people from
all over the world choose to live there.
Mark
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