Shift Happens

I was pretty shocked to watch the video clip on youtube.com. It was shocking how much size mattered. With 1,300 people like "you" in China and 1,100 people like "you" in India. 25% of China's population with IQ's greater than the total population of North America! It was saddening to see how Nintendo invested over $140 million on research and development one year and the United Stated Federal Government spent less than half as much on research and innovation in education.Why would we spend so much money on Nintendo than on research in education? Shouldn't we strive to get information on education instead of Nintendo? I was also suprised how the number of texts sent and recieved each day exceeds the population of the planet! I do have to admit, I text a lot, but I didn't think people texted that much. I think our educational system needs to improve to help students learn more. I think all of us in the United States need to really focus on education and to not be so focused on technology as much.