Young male North Korean students raise t

Young male North Korean students raise their hands to answer comprehension questions during English language class 03 May 2001 at the Moran Primary School #1 in the country's capital Pyongyang as international journalists covering the EU delegation's visit watch with amazement. Despite North Korea's state-controlled press continually berating the United States as enemy number one, a teacher admitted that English is one of the most powerful tools she can give her young pupils in preparing them to deal with the complex world ahead of them. AFP PHOTO/Stephen SHAVER (Photo credit should read STEPHEN SHAVER/AFP via Getty Images)