"The beauty of American arrogance is that they can't imagine a world where they're not a step ahead." Suarez, Vantage Point (2008)

Why is it that so many Americans believe that we are #1 in everything? A few stats below:

According to NationMaster the US is ranked 47th in life expectancy at birth! Almost 4 yrs less than if you were born in Japan.

According to infoplease the US is ranked 25th in Math, 12th in Reading and 20th in Science.

Now before you start calling me anti-american or worse, I love my country. The freedom that we share in this great country is priceless. But it is time to take some hard looks at the gap that exist between the US and other countries.

The chart below illustrates the difference in number of school days our children attend school. This was taken from an article from EDU in review. Is it anti-american to want my grandchildren to be given the same opportunity as the children from these other countries?