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Having done 2nd grade in the Philippines and the rest of my education in the USA, I would say that their schooling is much more difficult and they are pushed ha

by Jemmeh 9y ago

Having done 2nd grade in the Philippines and the rest of my education in the USA, I would say that their schooling is much more difficult and they are pushed harder. In addition the school days were longer and the culture there really promoted the importance of academic success. Here in the USA it's almost frowned upon to some degree-- if you're smart, you're a nerd. And yes, at least in my area (Southeast USA) people do not know punctuation rules. Most of them write okay, but comma splices, apostrophes, semicolons, etc. would trip them up.

guuz 9y ago
I am brazilian and our education system is notoriously bad, any international ranking can attest it. I've seen many brutal errors made by university students, but this particular example striked me as almost unbelievable. Thanks for the answer
- learc83 9y ago
  >but this particular example striked me as almost unbelievable That's because it is unbelievable. In high school in the US, I had to write an essay per week in my history classes and a paper per book in my literature classes. I went middle ranked suburban high school (and a large public university). Based on my experience, this story didn't happen the way it's being told. I think it's more likely that no one wanted to raise their hand because they thought it was a trick question.
  - Jemmeh 9y ago
    I'm sure it depends on where you live. I've moved around a lot. In the well funded city schools we got a pretty decent education. When I moved out to the country it went downhill a lot. I tried going to the middle of nowhere community college to save money and the first year was basically middle school level English and Math. People were struggling. There was a lot of "this stuff will never affect me, I'm just going to work on a farm or factory so who cares" type of attitude. I've always enjoyed learning and I think anyone who does can succeed in any environment. There were certainly other kids who strived for more even in the country and did okay too. But having moved a lot I could tell the difference.

by Jemmeh 9y ago

guuz 9y ago

I am brazilian and our education system is notoriously bad, any international ranking can attest it. I've seen many brutal errors made by university students, but this particular example striked me as almost unbelievable. Thanks for the answer

learc83 9y ago
>but this particular example striked me as almost unbelievable That's because it is unbelievable. In high school in the US, I had to write an essay per week in my history classes and a paper per book in my literature classes. I went middle ranked suburban high school (and a large public university). Based on my experience, this story didn't happen the way it's being told. I think it's more likely that no one wanted to raise their hand because they thought it was a trick question.
- Jemmeh 9y ago
  I'm sure it depends on where you live. I've moved around a lot. In the well funded city schools we got a pretty decent education. When I moved out to the country it went downhill a lot. I tried going to the middle of nowhere community college to save money and the first year was basically middle school level English and Math. People were struggling. There was a lot of "this stuff will never affect me, I'm just going to work on a farm or factory so who cares" type of attitude. I've always enjoyed learning and I think anyone who does can succeed in any environment. There were certainly other kids who strived for more even in the country and did okay too. But having moved a lot I could tell the difference.