Bradley Allen
Grace Seunghae O
7/3/13
Response to Alex Tabarrok I do not agree with Alex Taborrok’s discussion. I think that his points are far too fantasized to be considered as something real and tangible. Although it would be nice to think that a globalized economy will bring about a rise in productivity and eventual prosperity for all, it is irresponsible to believe that the United States should be the forerunner in developing new technologies, and improve education in order to meet those rising standards in development. When Taborrok says, "The US educational system is the candle for others to light their flames", he leaves out that the United States of America is not even in the top rankings of education throughout all countries in the world. I disagree with this point. I, along with many other people, agree that our educational system is in complete shambles. Our children are forced into a standardized curriculum that doesn’t efficiently prepare them for the real-world. It also does not encourage problem-solving behavior. They completely glaze over issues such as taking care of ourselves by eating right, which is the cause for the nation-wide epidemic of obesity and disease. We have far too many of our own problems that need to be dealt with in our educational system for us to be considered the light that will shine the way into everlasting prosperity. If the globalized world comes to us for our education, than we will just increase our problems and spread them outward among others in the world which would essentially create a system of challenges and problems not growth and development. I do not agree with the idea that the United States should not be concerned about it diminishing global stature among other nations. The entire reason behind why the United States of America is losing its stature is because other countries are continuously trying to