Brief overview of compulsory courses completed by most of my Dutch friends, pre-collage, through the Dutch public school system (as in available-to-all and free

Brief overview of compulsory courses completed by most of my Dutch friends, pre-collage, through the Dutch public school system (as in available-to-all and free). Languages: Dutch (literature), French, German, English (all 5+ years). Classical Languages: Latin, Greek (3+ years), also "classical cultural education" courses in ancient Greek and Roman culture. Math: through Calculus, including Statistics Sciences: Algebra, Geometry, Chemistry, Biology, Physics Etc: History, Political Science, Dance, Art. It's ridiculous. I went to a very desirable US public high school and it would have been nearly impossible to even take all of those courses (excluding ones that weren't available like most of the languages). Universities in Holland don't need to spend time getting students up-to-date with 2 years of general education courses. They get to school and are set to jump right into their chosen major.