Education: Globalization Article

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/10/AR2006101001245.html

This was an interesting read on schools and globalization. It began with saying that students who graduated from college in 1979 earned more than the high school graduate. Currently because of the gap in technology and globalization this has increased to 130%. However, the rise of college tuition has made it harder for those to attend. The opportunity for everyone to receive a quality education and go to college should be harnessed. This begins early in childhood where everyone is more malleable open to be educated. An experiment in Michigan with a Head Start Program in Michigan showed that there was a 8-10% increase in IQ scores when children were educated earlier. The article argues we should invest more into our children even though the cost of education looks higher than products like DVD players and cars are cheaper from other countries as a result of globalization.