... well-trained vocational workforce, but there will be few learned, intelligent young people to act as the nation's doctors, lawyers, scientists, politicians, managers, etc. This seems to be an anomaly compared to the rest of the world: almost all countries, even developing Third-world nations, recognize that the intellectual and economic well-being of their country is very closely linked to ... the education of its children. (Thornton) The accepted educational model throughout most of the world is derived from the work of Piaget, which emphasizes critical thinking and synthesis. Sadly, a...

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