As an adult living in the early 21st century, you grew up relishing our nation’s role as a world superpower, and sure that the U.S. would continue to outshine and overshadow everybody else. But now America is falling further and further behind the rest of the world in education, intellect and drive.

That’s the alarming message of educator and memory expert David Farrow, who will discuss for this “Back to School” season:

• Glaring inadequacies in our nation’s schools that could mean the end to America’s prominence in business, economy, and overall quality of life.

• We know more than ever how the mind processes information, yet we’re still teaching our kids with largely ineffective methods used in the 1800s.

• What other nations understand about encouraging top academic performance and love of learning — that we don’t.

• How our disillusioned students escape to screens (TV, computer games, high-tech palm pilots) and junk foods that ultimately zap memory.

Farrow says today’s schools need to know the secret behind brain plasticity, if we’re ever going to halt America’s “brain drain.”

CREDENTIALS: The Guinness world record holder on memory, David Farrow has created the 6-CD MILLIONAIRE MEMORY, with accompanying kit to improve memory ability. Farrow has had more than 1,000 on-air interviews while also handling corporate training for clients that range from Bank of America to the U.S. Army to Academy Award-winner Forest Whitaker.

AVAILABILITY: Ontario, New York, nationwide by arrangement and via telephone; ask about appearances in your area
CONTACT: Dave Farrow, (647) 225-1999 (Toronto); toll-free 1-866-949-6868; davidfarrow@rogers.com; www.davefarrow.com