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Picked up or acted on. there should be considerable information about him at the medical school, at the center and why he dropped out. because he was in a very highly desired ph.d. program. >> the word is he was struggling academically with the course load. there is very little on-line about this man, whether it be facebook, twitter or some sort of blogging. the one thing people can't get away from is the mother of james holmes was called. she initially told the local affiliate -- quote -- "you have the right person." this was so early in this investigation. what do you make of that statement?...

Harder to get in than medical school or law school. >> kirsti lonka, a professor of educational psychology at the university of helsinki says her school routinely turns away highly qualified candidates. it's the exact opposite situation in america. almost half of all u.s. teachers graduate in the bottom third of their college class. >> i'm asking what kind of information we need. >> hakanan was one of the lucky ones accepted to the university of helsinki's teacher education program. >> from sort of day one, they start making you think about the importance of how you're teaching and what it is ...

Course load, she practices her craft at a local school under the watchful eye of an experienced teacher. >> definitely from the start, there's -- they put you on the spot. and you have to start kind of performing as a teacher. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> south korea and other high performing nations are known for their well-trained educators, too. but in finland, teachers are given far more autonomy. there is a national curriculum here, but it's just a framework, serving as a guide for each school instead of a top down edict. and because teachers don't have standardized tests to worry ...

Schoolteacher training programs. >> the elementary teacher program is harder to get in than the university. harder to get in than medical school or law school. >> kirsti lonka, a professor of educational psychology at the university of helsinki says her school routinely turns away highly qualified candidates. it's the exact opposite situation in america. almost half of all u.s. teachers graduate in the bottom third of their college class. >> i'm asking what kind of information we need. >> hakanan was one of the lucky ones accepted to the university of helsinki's teacher education program. >> f...

in 2007 we spent over $10,000 per student. versus the $7,400 average for rich countries. how can we spend so much money and have so little to show for it? we'll ask that question and others to some of the leading figures in american education. here on this special and in a time essay. we'll examine the roll of teachers, testing and technology and we'll ask the man who spend billions of dollars trying to fix education about how he's spending his money, microsoft founder and philanthropist, bill gates. first, there are two nations whose students consistently rank on top of the world. s...