For those who know the education space better, I am curious as to what we get wrong in the West with STEM education. There has been such a large academic or res

For those who know the education space better, I am curious as to what we get wrong in the West with STEM education. There has been such a large academic or research oriented focus on determining the best approaches to teaching math. But other nations that have more basic or “crude” math education seemingly do better. My instinct is that we are attempting to make learning too easy and that true learning simply requires that learners push hard and build their own fundamental understanding. Can someone offer a better formed opinion on this?