I'm going to have to disagree with you here and say we shouldn't become more like Soviet Russia. The goal should be improving our schools for everyone not conc

I'm going to have to disagree with you here and say we shouldn't become more like Soviet Russia. The goal should be improving our schools for everyone not conceding this is the best we can do and only let in the gifted few who meet our "requirements". Would Steve Jobs have been allowed to drop in on Calligraphy classes in Soviet Russia? I doubt it. The point being when you build a great system and give people the ability to explore it you arrive at much more creative outcomes which therefore provide much better growth potential to the overall economy then a "fit into a specific box we already created for you" approach.