<p>I’m from Canada, but my cousin goes to school in Atlanta and we’ve compared what we’re learning and its pretty much similar, maybe it has to do with teaching styles (because Canada is usually higher on the list)? But we have A LOT of Chinese exchange students in my school and my math teacher has told us that the stuff they are learning in Grade 10 Math and Science were things they did back in 7th grade. They are literally bored out of their minds in those classes.</p>
<p>When I first started reading CC I was pretty shocked on how much pressure is put on the SAT’s and other standardized tests. While I can’t speak for all of Canada, or my province even, I haven’t experienced anything like that. Ever. Even my cousin talks about how big testing is and how much pressure is put on the students. Even some classes in certain schools are named “SAT Preparation ______”. Of course this doesn’t represent all of the US, but that’s crazy. While kids do need to prepare for college and a good career, the main point of school is to learn. Isn’t that what education is?</p>
<p>Now I’m not saying that every country outside of the US has it right, and the US is the only country with a flawed system nor am I saying that every student in the US has only been taught test taking or whatever. I think that teachers should be teaching life skills such as problem solving and critical thinking and making class more stimulating and fun. Not how to take a test.</p>