Notice that, notes Amanda Ripley, “culture is a thing that changes. It’s more malleable than we think. Culture is like this ether that has all kinds of things swirling around in it, some of which are activated and some of which are latent.
On the other hand, given an economic imperative or change in leadership or accident of history, those things get activated.”
The good news is. “
Therefore, We Americans have a lot of things in our culture which would support a very strong education system, such as a longstanding rhetoric about the equality of opportunity and a strong and legitimate meritocracy,” says Ripley.
In addition, one reason we haven’t made much progress academically over the past 50 years is because it hasn’t been economically
On the other hand, given an economic imperative or change in leadership or accident of history, those things get activated.”
The good news is. “
Therefore, We Americans have a lot of things in our culture which would support a very strong education system, such as a longstanding rhetoric about the equality of opportunity and a strong and legitimate meritocracy,” says Ripley.
In addition, one reason we haven’t made much progress academically over the past 50 years is because it hasn’t been economically