Thomas Friedman--"We're Number 11!" Scary!

(Thomas Friedman echoes Robert Samuelson's call for motivated and hardworking students)


Finally, Thomas Friedman of the New York Times and Robert Samuelson of Newsweek tell us the truth: too many of our students are not motivated to work hard. After all the money spent on 'education reform,' we have little to show for it because (so far) we have been unwilling to look in the right places--what students bring from home and what students do in school.

Let's hope these thought leaders get that conversation going.