Is China or the U.S. the Educated Giant?

Some people may ask, who is the Educated Giant? Is it China? Is it the U.S.? Without knowing any facts you may have no clue on who the educated giant is.
In the article “The Educated Giant” by Nicholas D. Kristof, which appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in 2007, Kristoff makes a provocative claim about the relative merits of the Chinese and American educational system. I agree with Kristof’s claim that China is the educated giant because China seems more focused on their education than the U.S.
Kristof first addresses the issue of the education barrier that is becoming wider between the United States and China. Kristof states that “Chinese students are hungry for education and advancement and work harder. In contrast, U.S children average 900 hours a year in class and 1,023 in front of a television”(11). I absolutely agree with this statement. According to an article posted on Time Entertainments web site on November 20, 2013, children born after 2005 spend about 35 hours a week in front of the TV which amounts to about 2,920 hours a year, a 12% increase over the last 9 years.
The second thing that Kristof addresses is that China has much more respect and they give more resource’s to education than Americans do. Kristof states “Teachers are respected and compensated far better, financially and emotionally, in China than in America” (11). I agree with Kristof’s statement for a few reasons. It is true that Chinese governments and families give more and more money and resources to the education system, whereas the American government and families cut back year after year. Also most kids now a day’s have no respect at all for most of the teachers.
Kristof lastly addresses which students actually work the hardest. He states “Chinese believe that those who get the best grades are the hardest workers. In contrast,