The big differences in Universities between the US and Europe developed over a century ago and were the result of philosophical disagreements about what qualifi

The big differences in Universities between the US and Europe developed over a century ago and were the result of philosophical disagreements about what qualifies as a liberal education. It had nothing to do with poor quality secondary education. Parts of the US have world class secondary education and parts don't--just like Europe. Even taken as a whole the US education system ranks higher than many countries in Europe. >South Korea The South Korean education system is nothing like the US education system. It's hard to think of a large country more different from the US in this regard.