<p>Haha, you are funny. Freedom of choice? That must explain the long list of required courses to graduate, and then those teachers have lists given to them by the school board, who gets it from the state. Oh, and the state gets it from the federal government, what the US will assess them on to see whether or not to give them money for schools. So teachers see it as a checklist, check, check, check. And the students don’t really learn anything. </p>
<p>Comparing us to Asian countries only helped my point, so thanks. That’s the direction we are going, and we shouldn’t be. We’ve become so obsessed with seeing our global rank that we are failing ourselves. The top countries globally are actually doing the opposite of what we are, so standards that they have to follow, it’s up to the teacher. The students are some of the least stressed, least worked, and they are also the smartest. In addition, Asian countries have very high student suicide rates. Also, Asian countries are slipping in terms of innovation very quickly. We don’t want to lose what made us special.</p>
<p>Memorization is of no use. You memorize it, take the test, and forget it. So the $100,000 spent on a child’s education K-12 is gone to waste. Good job.</p>
<p>Plus, I have a beef to pick with the way the whole college scene is operating in the US, but that’s for another day.</p>
<p>Also, “conspiracy theory”? You guys keep using that word, I don’t think you know what it means.</p>