Mr. Paul Krugman, a Nobel laureate in Economics from USA, wrote a recent column titled 'The Uneducated American'.
Here are some excerpts from his article that should make us stand up and take notice. (For the entire article, please follow this link.)
If you had to explain America’s economic success with one word, that word would be “education.” In the 19th century, America led the way in universal basic education. Then, as other nations followed suit, the “high school revolution” of the early 20th century took us to a whole new level. And in the years after World War II, America established a commanding position in higher education.
America, which used to take the lead in educating its young, has been gradually falling behind other advanced countries.
Education made America great; neglect of education can reverse the process.
We are neglecting primary education. We are neglecting basic science. We are neglecting research. We have mostly forgotten innovation, at least in urban India. We have to stop this neglect. We have to get our basics right. Only then can we be on our way to being great again.
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