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Why is the standard of education in American schools so low?

An American High school graduate has the educational level of a year 8-9 in schools in Britain, Israel, Japan and Australia. A Bachelor degree from MOST Us universities is the equivalent of a High school graduate from schools in other countries. A Masters degree from most university is the equivalent of a first year diploma at many universities in other countries. A PhD from many American universities is the equivalent of a Bachelors degree from universities in other countries.

WHY???

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  • Jeanne
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
    Favourite answer

    All you have to do is read some of the questions on this site. The people can't spell, (spell check is free) they can't form a sentence grammatically correct. They can't conjugate a verb....they don't know when to use a contraction. They don't know the difference between Your and You're.....or when to use which. They basically know nothing. Who is there to teach them??? They can't learn it w/o a good teacher....altho if they would do a bit of reading SOME of it would get thru, IF they want it to. They say things like EXCAPE.....even tho they can clearly see how it is spelled.

    So, as I see it, the teaching system is to blame. They pass them even tho they are not up to their level....cannot pass the tests...if there are any. They text msgs so learn shortcuts to words....doesn't help. I am ashamed of what we are putting out there. Kids who can't write a simple paragraph.

    Girls whose main concern is WHEN IS MY PERIOD COMING???? What the hell is the difference? The males ask will my penis get larger, is this large enough?? That's all they want to talk about, and lewd comments about what their boyfriends did to them last nite.....I figure they have to ask someone about their physical health, so I don't mind answering some of the questions, but some of them make me cringe...that they are even typing the words for everyone to see. No such thing as modesty or privacy anymore.

    America the great. HA. I would love to leave it.

  • 5 years ago

    britain allways did study thereby britain became collaspe !! haha!

  • Hande
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    I do not agree.

    Some educational systems have depth but the coverage could be small

    Some of them are shallow with wide coverage.

    In reality the volume remains more or less the same.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    We have really low standards in America...it makes me sad sometimes but then I'll eat Cheetos and watch TV then I'll forget about it.

  • 5 years ago

    I see this fat turd of a cameraman wearing his dragonball-z t-shirt running his mouth on yahoo from time to time. Total scrub. Idk if he can eat with his mouth closed

  • 5 years ago

    ITS BE CAUSE NEGROES **** IT UP

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