> Kids should learn to follow rules even when they don't like them. Except when you're forced to go through 16+ years of conforming and not being able to say "

> Kids should learn to follow rules even when they don't like them. Except when you're forced to go through 16+ years of conforming and not being able to say "no" without being labeled a problem-child. That's a long time to be in the creative and free-thinking suppression chamber, and by my estimate most minds don't ever truly recover. > Personally, I think asian kids achieve more things... Personally, I think asian kids are brilliant when it comes to rote-memorization and standardized testing but they totally lack in the creativity department. Just look at all of the articles, studies, etc that show that the East has a severe lack of creativity. As an example: [1]. Ill take free-thinkers over number crunchers any day. [1] http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/13905.html http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/13905.html