[huytersd]

Honestly, I think the primary problem in the US is parents completely offloading the responsibility of educating their kids onto the teacher. You need to have the appropriate push and environment at home for a successful education. You would never see that in South or East Asia.

[colinrand]

This is a very economically driven situation in the US. Upper middles load their kids up non stop with educational stuff outside of the schools, but the lower middle on down can't afford this (it's really expensive) and school often functions primarily as child care.

[huytersd]

I think you’re discounting relatively cheap fixes like mindset and pushing your kids to succeed at home. There’s plenty you can do besides throwing money at a problem. A lot of first generation Indian and Chinese immigrants exclusively rely on those methods, and this is usually after a day of working long hours at intensive jobs.