[ladyjane]

if we had vastly improved education at the high school level and people instilled with a desire to work and make their own way in the world.

We already have a vastly improved education at the high school level - if the students wanted to take advantage of it. Compare the resources of a one-room schoolhouse with the resources of a single computer.

What we don't have is a majority of the population with a desire to learn and make their own way in the world. Granted, some of them don't have the intellectual ability but mainly it's lack of motivation. Why work when the government will take care of you.

[CorporateStepsister]

“We already have a vastly improved education at the high school level - if the students wanted to take advantage of it. “

Amen!

“What we don’t have is a majority of the population with a desire to learn and make their own way in the world. “

Amen!

You hit it on all counts. Our school facilities are phenomenal and yet, our students treat them like playgrounds. Meanwhile, the Asians and other numerous foreigners are in class, studying, working on projects, and prepping for their future. Quite frankly, it’s no wonder they’re going forward at the speed of light.