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I agree that the math curriculum could easily be more challenging in U.S. schools (at least from what I have seen), or at least offer more differentiation for kids who are ready for it--a la Khan Academy and 'flipping' classrooms as has been in the news some recently. This is one of DH's big issues too--that the math skills of the undergraduates and graduate students he meets from the U.S. are often significantly behind those of the students he meets from abroad (often from China or Korea). This cannot possibly be good for any country particularly in the long term, although it has been going on for awhile already, at least here in the U.S. On the other hand, maybe the gifted kids who are being homeschooled or accelerated (in the few places where it is offered) will help make up for some of it