Since Liam has taken the fight overseas (here), I'll add to the flat world discussion by mentioning another international story in today's NY Times.? I would have skipped it had a pull quote not caught my eye on the jump page (this is the print version, folks):
Failings of schools are at the heart of what might be called national angst.
Turns out, according to the story, that Thailand is?worried?about its stalled economic recovery and?many people attribute the problem to ?declining education standards,? low test scores (?student performance in Thailand's so-called O-Net national exams has fallen in all five core subjects?) and a host of drug and violence problems among ?troubled youth.?
(Checker, Rick, Mike, pack your bags!)
?Peter Meyer
