http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Fri, 3 Sep 2004 02:36:22 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/09/03/001703.php#comment-83154 Well, the German economy needs a shot in the arm, and as many non-Germans come to Germany to obtain graduate degrees in engineering fields, it is a good idea to place the center in Germany. It is noteworthy that kids in German schools start out at a slower pace and only attend school 3-4 hours a day in elementary school, at least here in Hessen, but by high school many of them are taking advanced science and maths. From what I have seen there is a more unified trade school/apprenticeship track, that many Germans move into in the last years of high school, while still maintaining a learning environment as opposed to work environment. 83154@blogcritics.org Fri, 3 Sep 2004 02:36:22 EDT