No mention of Lichtenstein when it mentions The Emirates, Norway or Luxemburg. > In contrast, the persistent backwardness in British productivity, which never

No mention of Lichtenstein when it mentions The Emirates, Norway or Luxemburg. > In contrast, the persistent backwardness in British productivity, which never reached the American level, is usually attributed to the historical weaknesses in the educational system. The British state getting rid of grammar schools is often highlighted, but during the 70's and 80's the old rote ways of teaching were scrapped, but continued in overseas territories and the results spoke for themselves, higher literacy and education were achieved on average in these overseas territories than back in the UK. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rote_learning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rote_learning "However, advocates of traditional education have criticized the new American standards as slighting learning basic facts and elementary arithmetic, and replacing content with process-based skills. In math and science, rote methods are often used, for example to memorize formulas." This US driven process based thinking, is an attempt and demonstration of the US' desire to have everyone in front of a computer where they can be monitored surreptitiously. Something else not mentioned is the difference in the US diet compared to the European diet. If you need a diet to boost GDP, to constantly stimulate then the US diet is it, but it will burn people out more quickly with ill health. The European model with higher food standards currently is a good standard, especially when comparing how the Chinese have been taught to eat anything that moves, hence their diverse range of palatable foods. This blog, could enhance its credibility by taking into account factors like diet and health care, instead of just muddying the waters.