{"id":253,"date":"2009-11-04T14:30:25","date_gmt":"2009-11-04T22:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techtied.net\/?p=253"},"modified":"2009-11-04T14:30:25","modified_gmt":"2009-11-04T22:30:25","slug":"which-path-to-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zimplicity.hopto.org\/techtied\/?p=253","title":{"rendered":"Which path to take\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2mminutes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Two Million Minutes<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>A debate continued to brew regarding the general focus of education and how to reconcile the differences between schools in three distinct cultures and two significantly different dichotomies. \u00a0It&#8217;s western vs. eastern philosophy about eduction and the case is being used to both deride American education and highlight the realities behind the 21st century brain drain that is emerging in the United states. \u00a0Robert Compton says we should fear India and China. \u00a0Michigan State Professor Yong Zhao says &#8220;Wait one minute.&#8221; \u00a0So what now? 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