Five Minutes With My Country

If I had the attention of the US of five minutes I would tell them that we need to focus on education. Many of the schools in the US have gone down the drains. When compared to other countries we look awfully stupid.We we are supposed to be a great country with so many opportunities, yet we have kids in middle school who have the reading ability of a third grader. This also comes down to the separation of the rich and poor. Why should people with more money get a better education than those with less? In fact I feel that sometimes those with money do not need or appreciate a good education as much as a kid who has very little would. Also sometimes for a kid who has less, a better education can be much more beneficial to them than a kid who already has their life handed to them on a silver platter.