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Re:China now the most prolific contributor to physical scien... by lovich on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @10:25PM (#17975451)
My home towns school stopped giving homework when I was in high school because the budget ran out for paper halfway through the year.

There may be unparalleled access to science research in the US, but it is unevenly distributed

Re:China now the most prolific contributor to physical scien... by bitxbit on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @10:51PM (#17975582)
As a parent, I agree with you 100% and this is a big problem in the US because quality of teaching has gone down drastically over the past twenty years. I think teaching in public schools should be a mandatory public service (or highly incentivized ie loan forgiveness) for college graduates.
Re:China now the most prolific contributor to physical scien... by Xeronate on Thursday September 13, 2018 @12:47AM (#17976115)
Having a bachelors doesn't make someone a good teacher. There is a reason teachers get teaching degrees.
Re:China now the most prolific contributor to physical scien... by blisterpeanuts on Thursday September 13, 2018 @07:31AM (#17977761)
Having a teaching degree doesn't make someone a good teacher. In fact, one of the most common criticisms of the U.S. public schools is the education degree which is one of the least rigorous degrees one can get, hence attracts people of low aptitude to the field.
Re:China now the most prolific contributor to physical scien... by tomc1985 on Thursday September 13, 2018 @03:37AM (#17976754)
Actually, there are student loan forgiveness programs in place for teachers for exactly this reason