A Singapore Classroom

We have been touring the schools of our Singapore partners for about a week now. These people have made a clear committment to thier children and it shows. They have caring and well supported teachers, working in an environment conducive to learning.
If you want to understand why we have trouble inspiring American students to pursue math, science, and technology. Consider this!

At our partner schools, every computer-based class offers a computer for every child, a lab tech, and a classroom assistant. We just visited a lab with 40 iMAC computers. In the corner was a pile of about 25 MAC G3s. We asked what they were for. The teacher said they were being condemmed because they were 5 years old.
All of the classrooms in Singapore have a CTX built into the ceiling. (every room) Every science lab is setup by a lab tech. Every teacher has a laptop and a desktop.
These people care about their kids!