Summary: Back from vacation and a busy show today and guess what We're not going to cover the elections Phew First we'll commence a new mini-series on the world seen from a Russian standpoint Dr Edward Erickson is co-author of the The Soul and Barbed Wire and he joins us for the first part of the program The concept of competition in education is anathema to American educrats They believe in an egalitarian communitarian approach where no one excels if everyone doesn't excel Unfortunately our competitors around the world don't share that philosophy They're educating students to take competition head on
