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academics will have to excel just to keep up with the rest of the world. This means education will have to go beyond academic basics, but with a global approach. Supposedly, China has more “top” students in its schools than our whole student population. And, to top it all off China is expected to be the number-one English-speaking country in the world.
Our competitiveness in a global society is at risk. Rep. Frank Wolf has been voicing his concerns throughout Virginia's 10th District for some time now on our students’ lack of proficiency and interest in math, science and engineering. It may take legislative action to improve our students’ skills, but it is also up to educators, parents and the rest of us to let students know of their choices.
But are todays choices enough? According to Dr. Jonathan Lewis, superintendent of schools, they’re not.
At a meeting of the Sunday Supper Club this week, Lewis said that we shouldn’t teach our children for the year 2008; education
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