U.S. Schools
topic on 3 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes
In Depth 
American Optimist 
the Knowledge Project
3 statements about U.S. Schools, every show
Selling to US schools is like selling to 130K low-budget bureaucracies
“Selling to schools, it's a bit like selling to in the U S like a 130,000 pretty bureaucratic, very small businesses with not much budget.”
Latta: Student school satisfaction plummets from 75% in elementary to 25% in secondary
“When you look at what students say every year, there's a big survey that's done. It's over a million students are surveyed. And one of the questions asked is, do you like school from K through about six? The answer is usually overwhelmingly yes. It's like 75% …”
Robinson: U.S. schools should focus solely on reading, writing, and math for eight years
“I think U.S. Schools would be much better off if they focused on teaching students simply how to read well and write well and rudimentary mathematics. Get that down for the first eight years. Make sure they're really good at that. And then introduce other A su…”