> China and Singapore are at the very top. If you think what's described is brutality, you should watch tiger moms push their children. There are a bunch of di

> China and Singapore are at the very top. If you think what's described is brutality, you should watch tiger moms push their children. There are a bunch of different approaches that can lead to top scores in that ranking. notably Finland does well with a non-brutal approach. > a "brutal" system, very similar to whats described, although i wouldn't use that specific term. the term was used by the parent, not by me. We just happened to assess its value differently. > they'd only get harder and harder questions thrown at them during oral exams until they crumble, and harder and harder sets added to their homework. It depends on what you think the purpose of school should be. If you want people to understand the world they live in, understand the "why" of things, think critically and creatively etc. then problem sets and ritualistic humiliation during oral exams won't take you very far.