What is the difference between the education system of america and india in schools and colleges?
The level of scholastic accomplishment is a good place to start. The average achievement levels of students from the Untied States are way lower than most other countries, including many ‘third world’ countries. Very low relative achievement levels are particularly strong in maths and sciences. Perhaps because ‘universal education’ is less common in India, parents and children are encouraged to value education as a way of improving occupational and social status. I regret that in Canada, as well as the US, students are encouraged to treat their teachers as adversaries, even enemies, rather than people who are respected for their knowledge, authority, and wisdom. Except for a small number of highly motivated people, the anti-intellectualism in “The American Way of Life” is astonishing. I know of very few young people who read, but just about ever one of them is skilled with electronic games. Another question on this site asks about the expression “functional illiteracy”. Every so often,
