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To: Amy J who wrote (180647)	1/16/2004 5:32:33 AM
From: Joe NYC	Respond to of 1576378

Amy, RE: "Importing k12 math teachers from India has to be one of the most bizarre and ridiculous suggestions I've heard." Why? Their K12 math is better than ours. As far as practicality, there is the language problem of the people freshly arrived from India, which makes them ill suited for teaching at K12 level, especially the lower grades. We already have a lot of Indians in this country who have settled here, and many are in teaching profession. My daughter had an Indian teacher last year, and she was excellent. I don't know how long ago she came from there, or if she was born here, but language was not a problem. Joe

To: Amy J who wrote (180647)	1/16/2004 8:48:08 AM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1576378

Why? Their K12 math is better than ours. It isn't because their teachers are inherently better. Perhaps they have some teaching methods we could learn from. Perhaps our students are lazier than theirs. Perhaps their students are just smarter than ours, a la "The Bell Curve". It isn't a subject I purport to be an expert on. But it makes absolutely no sense to import Indian teachers. I would say, however, that the notion shoots a hole in the theory that throwing money at the schools solves, or even helps, in turning out exceptional students.