Even though the U.S. placed 3rd in the world (of 101 countries and well ahead of Japan, Taiwan and Korea) in Mathematics, the field in which we are officially supposed to suck, the only "major" (if it can be called that) U.S. media that reported on it was Business Week, and even then only in its "Eye on Asia" section. Its difficult not to conclude that for the American press "if its good news its no news". Its also interesting to note that the U.S. success was driven by the children of the same immigrants that Lou Dobbs et al are rallying Americans to keep out of this country, presumably so that our race to the bottom can continue unimpeded.
US Media ignores Math successes
Even though the U.S. placed 3rd in the world (of 101 countries and well ahead of Japan, Taiwan and Korea) in Mathematics, the field in which we are officially supposed to suck, the only "major" (if it can be called that) U.S. media that reported on it was Business Week, and even then only in its "Eye on Asia" section. Its difficult not to conclude that for the American press "if its good news its no news". Its also interesting to note that the U.S. success was driven by the children of the same immigrants that Lou Dobbs et al are rallying Americans to keep out of this country, presumably so that our race to the bottom can continue unimpeded.