[Galadria]

Too true, Cloudy. Jabidas, in the USA, most of the real teaching is at University level, whichis why we have so many, and why so many foreign students come to them. Public schools here are at the mercy of local school boards, and they see to it that lowest-common-denominator education is all that is administered, because they fear the term "elitism." Of course, Universities are all about unabashed elitism, except where grade inflation is the norm, like Harvard. I can tell you, I was shocked when I started college level courses, I actually had to study. But, I feel that my alma mater did well by me, so I got into medical school. Now, that is hard work.