A Closer Look at a Metaphor.

Raths, James

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ERIC Number: EJ475819

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Publication Date: 1994

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A Closer Look at a Metaphor.

Raths, James

Phi Delta Kappan, v75 n5 p414-15 Jan 1994

Michael Kirst's article "Strengths and Weaknesses of American Education" in the April 1993 "Kappan" applauds U.S. efforts to become globally competitive. However, assembling cars in Mexico or exporting jobs to Korea blurs the distinction between national/corporate "teams." The issue is not talent but cheap talent. Locales with cheaper labor, not improved test scores, get new auto plants. (MLH)

Descriptors: Comparative Education, Competition, Education Work Relationship, Industry, Labor Market, Misconceptions, Salary Wage Differentials, Secondary Education

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