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Personal experience. In USSR till 16, then 11th and 12th grade in US. Yes, the books and the curriculum were way harder in the Soviet Union, but it's largely
by starik36 7y ago
Personal experience. In USSR till 16, then 11th and 12th grade in US. Yes, the books and the curriculum were way harder in the Soviet Union, but it's largely pointless.
In USSR, there were 2-3 kids in the entire class who actually vaguely understood the material and the other 28 were just copying their homework.
In a US high school, by contrast, you can choose to take whatever level of math you are able to grok (AP, College Prep, etc...)
Given the average results, I vastly prefer the US system. USSR system was a one size fits all that didn't work well for the average pupil.
- TheTrotters 7y agoUnderrated point. In Poland grades often don’t matter at all (e.g. for university admission). Cheating is widespread in school (but not at final exams after high school). Meanwhile in US your high school grades matter for university admission etc. And, yes, it is often possible for students to complete these harder classes without much to show for it.