This document discusses and refutes four common myths about education in America, India, and China: 1) That American students are more well-rounded than Indian and Chinese students. Data shows Indian and Chinese students participate in many extracurricular activities. 2) That Indian and Chinese education is mostly rote memorization. Exams from India and China require applying knowledge, not just memorization. 3) That Americans are inherently more creative and innovative. However, China's economy and innovation are growing rapidly while America's debt increases. 4) That American education is superior because more people graduate. But India and China each graduate far more students from high school and college than the US. The global standards

1. China, India & Western Hubris: Education & Economic Success A Wake-Up Call for our students?

2. American/Westerners’ Four “Global” Myths American students are more well-rounded than Indian or Chinese students Indian and Chinese education is mostly rote memorization Americans are inherently more creative and innovative American education is superior because we educate everyone

3. Global Myth # 1 American students are more well-rounded than Indian or Chinese students

6. Extracurricular Activities -Boys

7. Other Activities -Boys

8. Extracurricular Activities -Girls

9. Global Myth # 2 Indian and Chinese education is mostly rote memorization

10. Indian & Chinese Exams India Standard X & XII Proficiency Exams Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, World History, English Grammar, English Literature, Hindi or Sanskrit Each exam is 2-3 hours –over 20 hours long Standard X –to pass 10thgrade Standard XII –to graduate China –National College Entrance Exam (9.57Million students sat the exam in 2010) 3 days, 4 hours per day

11. How Rote Is This?Indian CBSE 10thGrade English Proficiency Exam cbse

12. Rote?CBSE Standard X Math Exam

13. Chinese College Entrance ExamEssay Writing – Rote?

14. Global Myth # 3 Americans / Westerners are inherently more creative and innovative

15. Trade Comparisons USA UK China Population 300 million 65 million 1.3 billion GDP (PPP) $14.3 Trillion (#1) $2.7 Trillion $7.8 Trillion (# 3) National Debt –external $12.25 trillion$1.5 Trillion $421 Billion Federal Budget Surplus (08) ($455 Billion) $18 Billion GDP Growth 2008 1.3% -1.5%% 9.8% Reserves of foreign exchange $70 Billion $2.1 Trillion Current account balance ($568.8 billion) $368 billion Balance of Trade ($1.5 Trillion)$1.5 Trillion Export Partners Canada 21% US 19% Loans to USA NA Nil $1 Trillion Labor force 155 million 32 million 808 Million Education expenditures 5.3% of GDP 5.3% of GDP 2.0% of GDP

16. Innovation is Growing in China 130 000

17. Innovation is Growing in India

18. Fastest Growing Economies China Hong Kong India Israel Singapore South Korea Taiwan

19. Chinese Patent Filings Booming

20. West vs East Value Gap

21. Global Myth # 4 American/Western education is superior because we educate everyone

22. Numbers of Students How many K-12 students are there in the USA? India? China? UKUSAINDIACHINA 1.9M54M212M194M How many students graduate High School in the USA? India? China? EstimatesUSAINDIACHINA 2008 High School 2.8 M 8M10M Graduates 2008 College 1.9M6M6M Freshman

23. My Premise Global Education Standards have passed us by India and China are setting the standards America/the West unaware of this fact We ignore Global Standards at our economic peril US/Western academic and economic leadership are not guaranteed in 21stCentury

24. 21st Century Economy More Knowledge Intensive •More Entrepreneurial •More Competitive

25. The World is vastly More CompetitiveGDP – PPP by Country

26. Who has the brightest future?