Biden: The Single Most Consequential People in the World Beyond Our Parents Are Teachers

‘The rest of the world is starting to out-educate us’

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BIDEN: “And you know, one of the things that — I used the line years ago that I still think is relevant in a slightly different context. You know, when you think about it, the single most consequential people in the world beyond our parents, God willing, if we have them, are teachers. You are the ones — you’re the kite strings that lift our national ambitions aloft. I mean, not a joke. It’s a reality. It's reality. One of the reasons why we're working so hard and the Secretary is helping so much in the Build Back Better plan is that the rest of the world is starting to figure this out. The rest of the world is starting to out-educate us. Early education is earlier and more prevalent in European countries. Significant number — we rank number 34 out of 37 industrial nations in the world, and the number where we rank in terms of people getting a degree beyond high school. So we have to get back in step, and you're all the reasons. You’re the best of the best.” 

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