Comments on: West still rules in global education http://blogs.reuters.com/breakingviews/2012/10/05/west-still-rules-in-global-education/ Wed, 22 May 2013 21:12:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: WJL http://blogs.reuters.com/breakingviews/2012/10/05/west-still-rules-in-global-education/comment-page-1/#comment-10826 WJL Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:31:12 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/breakingviews/?p=15115#comment-10826 Western universities may be great but most of the research is still done by foreign students. Asians shake their heads at the dismal standards and performance of junior and high schools in western countries. This state of affairs will change soon as more research and the knowledge database grows in Asia. Already more foreign students are returning home due to better employment prospects there. Western universities may be great but most of the research is still done by foreign students. Asians shake their heads at the dismal standards and performance of junior and high schools in western countries.

This state of affairs will change soon as more research and the knowledge database grows in Asia. Already more foreign students are returning home due to better employment prospects there.

]]> By: Krish86 http://blogs.reuters.com/breakingviews/2012/10/05/west-still-rules-in-global-education/comment-page-1/#comment-10813 Krish86 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:37:20 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/breakingviews/?p=15115#comment-10813 A bit chauvinistic? Bit unsurprising that a Western survey of a Western university is trumpeting the achievements of Western educational institutions. From the tone of the author, it is pretty clear that while Western universities might be good at rational thought, they certainly fall short when it comes to humility in success. A bit chauvinistic? Bit unsurprising that a Western survey of a Western university is trumpeting the achievements of Western educational institutions. From the tone of the author, it is pretty clear that while Western universities might be good at rational thought, they certainly fall short when it comes to humility in success.

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