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Well I kinda read up on the education thing.
Really, France & Britain shouldn't be bragging.
If GEOGRAPHY is all they can brag about, that's not really saying much.
As far as I'm concerned, France & Britian are a non-issue today.
Now China & India is another story.
You do see countries like India & China having very dedicated High School students.
Yes, they will perform better in actually important disciplines such as Math & Science.
However, there is an added incentive to do well in HS there.
Colleges are more scarce, competitive, & difficult to get in.
If you can't get into one of the famous colleges, your career might be underminded.
much more is at stake.
Most of the main money making jobs there, like engineering, medicine, etc require doing well in math & science.
It makes sense that students there would have to emphasize their focus in disciplines that ultimately pay off.
The kids aren't smarter than US kids per say,
they're just doing what they need in order to be successful in their country.
In the US, colleges are everywhere and rules are relatively more lax.
There is less of an incentive to cram so hard for math & science.
If you drop out of HS, it's no big deal.
Study at city college, do well there, then transfer to a 4 year college.
I did just that, and ended up graduating at uc san diego some years ago.
Sometimes I do think that our High Schools are something we could even do without to some extent.
Unless kids are studying to get into some college and/or get a scholorship,
there's no real legit academic challenge in HS.
The senior year is prob something we could do without entirely.
Give the kids a year off, and cut taxpayers some slack.
Maybe give kids the chance to work or go to college at 16.
Too much time and money is wasted on a questionable education.
Our colleges in general are great, but our high schools are a bit of a joke.
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