In our competitive worlds this is no easy trick, especially for kids who seek that competitive edge academically.
In our increasingly competitive world, today companies are implementing improvement strategies in every department and, in particular, in their manufacturing systems.
In our highly competitive world, where trillions of dollars constantly revolve around in search of new markets and opportunities, there is always a growing pressure on up-and-coming economies to market themselves as attractive, competent and stable societies.
I hope we may see their likes again and an end to the ugly political grandstanding that denies children the basic supports they need to be ready for and achieve in school in our competitive global world.
Rather than being a space where we can negotiate the needs of a strong and diverse country, in a globally competitive world, our politics has become pathetically tribal.
And earlier in the week, I read a timely piece by my friends Senator Lamar Alexander and Hunter Rawlings III, which pointed out that, for the United States, "Research is our secret weapon, our edge in an increasingly competitive world economy".
The reporter on a recent story about liberal arts colleges, though, was wondering if we can still afford a wide-ranging, liberal education in our hyper-competitive world.
Pointing to increasing graduation rates, he argued that his government is doing its bit to "prepare our kids for a more competitive world".
