John Derbyshire, writer of Taki’s Magazine, in his July 2011 article titled “What Shall We Do with the Kids?” grappled on the issue that confronts public educational system in America. He mentioned how New York City officials took bold steps to remedy some of the problems besetting schools. He said that even without those measures to narrow the gap or prevent the differences in learning outcomes among students, American schools flare comparatively better than other schools worldwide (with some exceptions, of course).
Derbyshire taunted public officials who want to improve students’ learning performance through ...