不过美国人也开始苦恼了,养了这么些笨笨的娃娃,将来怎么搞噢,未来可是知识经济。于是政治家们要改革了。试验了一种知识就是力量的计划Knowledge is Power Programme (KIPP),朝7:30晚5的课程表,星期6补课,暑假补课。实施计划的同学,立竿见影,成绩立马上升60%。(怎么办,人家迎头赶上了)美国娃娃都浪子回头了吗?
American parents have led grass-root protests against attempts to extend the school year into August or July, or to increase the amount of homework their little darlings have to do. They still find it hard to believe that all those Chinese students, beavering away at their books, will steal their children’s jobs.
美国父母们开展了草根抗议行动抵制把学期延长至七月或八月,或者增加他们的小宝贝们需要做的家庭作业。他们不相信那些埋头苦读的中国学生能够抢走他们孩子的饭碗。