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Originally posted by Nanobyte:
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Originally posted by Iron_Ranger:
Well all I have to say is if you take your average american 9th grader and compair him to your average eroupean 9th grader, the eroupean will probably come out on top.
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If you haven't already, reread Gammit's list, especially #2. I believe Europeans focus more on the academics than we do (correct me if I'm wrong)[/QUOTE]It's not that we focus more on academic stuff (though we do), but rather that we view schools as a place where the kids go to learn, and occasionally be tested to see how they are doing. It seems that in America, school is a place kids go to be tested, and learn by doing inordinate amounts of homework.
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