Three readers, including Allen P. Kovacs, adjunct professor of mechanical engineering at WSU, wrote letters to the editor discussing Professor Yong Zhao's Jan 16 op-ed column (\"Creativity can\'t be taught, but it can be killed\"), encouraged global interaction and discourse of American children through curriculum policy. They agreed that American students are falling behind, that they need particular encouragement in math and science and that the mission cannot be accomplished solely through an emphasis on test scores.