Dear ATEGERS Whenever discussions of how poorly educatied Americans are, particualry in comparison to the poast, it always makes me laugh. We are the most productive country the world has ever seen. American workers work harder and longer with less time off and fewers perks than in any other First World nation. We also invent things at a great rate. Yes, other countries sometimes capitalize on those inventions, but they have to come from some place. We have the strongest military in the world. We have a Working judicial system. Our political system works most of the time ( recent events...well, it will turn out ok!). When people run away form their own countries they come here. Who runs these complanies, the military, the judicial systems and the political systems? Who taught the people who run these systems? What schools did they go to? It seems never to have occurred to anyone that, while impoerfect, our school systme is kind of working for us now. Janet Castilleja Heritage College To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/