Michigan State University Report….
on math teacher preparation in six countries is out. Counties included are Taiwan, Korea, US, Bulgaria, Germany, and Mexico.
The report says that Taiwan and Korea are at the top in all five areas of mathematical knowledge. US though is generally weak compared to Taiwan and Korea in all areas, but the US is good against German teachers in statics.
The report also says that potential teachers in Taiwan and Korea take way more classes that covered advanced topics than them potential teachers in the US take.