OxBlog

Friday, November 22, 2002

# Posted 6:55 PM by Ariel David Adesnik  

BEWARE ASIAN NERDS: Nick Kristof has a column today on how China will one day challenge America because its students work so hard and don't smoke, drink or have sex. Now the last time we hard this story, it was about Japanese kids who worked so hard and don't smoke, drink or have sex. But for some reason, perhaps a decade-long recession in Japan, we don't hear much about that any more. When will American correspondents learn that without creativity and independent thinking, no nation's students can challenge those of the Western world?
(0) opinions -- Add your opinion

Comments: Post a Comment


Home