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American policy has generally worked from the assumption that the problem lies in basic weaknesses in the structure of our educational system with its inherent inequalities and the way in which our school curricula are constructed. These certainly have contributed to comparatively weak scores. I have long been convinced that one of the reasons Japan’s educational system is better than the U.S.—at least in the sense that a very broad swath of the general public receives a good and equal education through high school—is related to funding.<ref>[http://thediplomat.com/2014/06/asias-cult-of-intelligence/  ''Asia’s Cult of Intelligence''] by John W. Traphagan, ''The Diplomat'', 2014</ref>}}

American policy has generally worked from the assumption that the problem lies in basic weaknesses in the structure of our educational system with its inherent inequalities and the way in which our school curricula are constructed. These certainly have contributed to comparatively weak scores. I have long been convinced that one of the reasons Japan’s educational system is better than the U.S.—at least in the sense that a very broad swath of the general public receives a good and equal education through high school—is related to funding.<ref>[http://thediplomat.com/2014/06/asias-cult-of-intelligence/  ''Asia’s Cult of Intelligence''] by John W. Traphagan, ''The Diplomat'', 2014</ref>}}

=== Singapore and intelligence ===

=== Singapore and intelligence ===