His point is a little broader because he also questions the shared assumptions that underly our educational systems. I often hear that American and European sc

His point is a little broader because he also questions the shared assumptions that underly our educational systems. I often hear that American and European schools are produce better students than Asian schools because they place less emphasis on rote learning and more on independent thinking but my impression is that's much less true now than it might have been 20 years ago.