The same thing is valid for countries like India where we are concerned about the numbers and not of the quality. Friedman says what is needed in quality education is a skill set of communication, working in groups and basic grasp of the matter. It is possible only if the kids at home devote more time to the homework and less in front of LCD TV and the computer games.
The toppers among the countries regarding school education are Singapore, S Korea and Finland. In these countries the teachers come from the top one third of the graduating class.
The students are good but the teachers are not very good.
It is time for us Indians to think about such systemic changes in education. Like what is followed in US like Teach For America, where the graduate students, with a fellowship take out one year from the university and go to schools across the country to teach subjects in which they have outstanding skills and aptitude.
Initial opposition from the teachers unions gradually evaporated and now it is like peace core equivalent of educating t he highschool kids. Let India waste not time.
