I want to share with you another perspective of what the video "Did you know?" Meant to a poster on the Wiki, ShiftHappens. This fellow poster was livid about how the information was presented and about the entire tone of presentation. He seemed to think it felt very sensationalized and that it seemed to want to put fear in the hearts of Americans of the USA being overtaken by China and India. I kind of agree with him, but what I think is more scary is not so much the lack of technological advancement in schools, but more the lack of character building education and discipline in our schools.

Schools seem to have lost site of the key role "RESPECT" and "RESPONSIBILITY" play in the daily lives and educational success of our kids. Without respect for adults and responsibility for their actions, American kids are left running amok, out of control and feeling unsafe, hopeless, and incapable. By demanding so little of them and having such low standards in performance and behavior, it leaves the children thinking they are worthless and they cannot do any better. Instead of looking at IT education as the key difference in the education and success of countries like China and India and look at what else is it that they are requiring of students? Respect, Morals, humbleness, work ethic? Lets think about this......