Friedman, Thomas L.   1953- <br/><br/>
That used to be us :  what went wrong with America - and how we can come back / 
Thomas L. Friedman; Michael Mandelbaum 
 - London :   Little, Brown,   2011 
 - xiv, 380 pages :   illustrations ;   24 cm  
<br/><br/> Includes index 
<br/><br/>Preface : Growing up in America<br/>Part I. The dialogue. If you see something, say something<br/>Ignoring our problems<br/>Ignoring our history<br/>Part II. The education challenge. Up in the air<br/>Help wanted<br/>Homework x 2 = the American dream<br/>Average is over<br/>Part III. The war on math and physics. This is our due<br/>The war on math (and the future)<br/>The war on physics and on other good things<br/>Part IV. Political failure. The terrible twos<br/>"Whatever it is, I'm against it"<br/>Devaluation<br/>Part V. Rediscoveribg America. They just didn't get the word<br/>Shock therapy<br/>Rediscovering America 
<br/><br/> America has a huge problem. It faces four major challenges, on which its future depends, and it is failing to meet them. Here, the author analyses those challenges and spells out what needs to be done now to rediscover America's power and prowess 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781408703595 (pbk.) 1408703599 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Habilidad creativa --Estados Unidos<br/>Educación y Estado --Estados Unidos<br/>Tecnología de la información--Estados Unidos
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BF 408  / F911th 2011