School achievement of children in America is something that is always being tested. Americans want to know how their children compare to other children from around the world. I personally am very interested to know how smart I am compared to others. The study in this chapter talk about an investigation that took place under the supervision of researchers Harold Stevenson and Shin-Ying Lee. Their investigation was to find out which elementary school children are …showed first 75 words of 552 total…

…showed last 75 words of 552 total…more time in school and out of school studying and doing homework. American students spend less time in school and more time at home playing. In conclusion, there are a lot of visible differences between American children and the children from Japan and Taiwan. American children can stand to learn a few things from the children in Asia. If not we might eventually get completely left behind in technology and life itself for that matter. .