Human capital

I am not politically savvy but I listen attentively when President Obama talks about American kids lagging behind their Asian counter-parts in education. Our future depends on how we grow 'intellectual capital'. There are nations like South Korea and Japan where there is severe shortage of natural resources but they have not let that come into the way of developing human resource..an article talking about what we can learn from South Korean schools:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2008-11-18-korea-education-usa_N.htm