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This video wants the U.S. school system to embrace the technology that is enveloping the world. The video makes a terrific point near the beginning by naming the statistics which made Great Britain the king of the 19th century. Yet now when one thinks of societies that are on the cutting edge of technological development neither Britain nor even the United States come to mind. Perhaps Japan, India, China, and to a larger extent the EU do. The literacy rate of Indian and Chinese college graduates is staggering and the video is simply pointing out that if the resources and technologies that are available today are not being readily utilized by our students then we are sorely preparing them for the challenges of the 21st century.

Thankfully the new administration recognizes that technology and science are not something to be feared but rather embraced. Visionary leaders can propel nations forward. What the video neglected to mention was who began to overcome Britain at the beginning of the 20th century. The United States under the brilliant leadership of Theodore Roosevelt. Then one must remember who won the space race. The United States remembering the visionary leadership of President Kennedy. Once more as our nation begins to fall behind, we must look to bold leadership or in the next video it will be this country that is mocked in the introduction.