Although this is an important topic, I have some structural concerns with this particular article. "...Fretting about how American schools compare with those i

Although this is an important topic, I have some structural concerns with this particular article. "...Fretting about how American schools compare with those in other countries has become a regular pastime in education circles..." Gee, patronize much? Talk about disqualifying your own story. Ouch. "...What’s remarkable is that in all the countries, this concept of an early start is there over and over again..." I feel as both the problem, how I should feel about the problem, and the answer are all presented to me in this one article. I remember back in the day, reporters used to just report on things. I liked it back then. I also note that according to some statistics, some native English speakers in inner cities don't read, write, and understand English at the same level as the same-aged kids in foreign cities growing up speaking a different language. We could easily end up in a spot where non-native speakers are used to teach English to kids growing up in the language. Amazing.