The school system of the United States is far different from that of Germany. In the U.S., there is a standard system that all childeren go through and everyone is the same. In Germany, it starts like that, but goes into specific classes based on the students interest. Like college in the U.S., German students have different classes on different days, and have varied schedules. In the U.S., everyone mainly follows a generalized one. The United States' school system is developed to give everyone the same general education, and accumulate massive amounts of debt, with most of the information becoming useless to the student in time, and in Germany, the classes are specific for the student, and are mainly useful throughout life. The time frames for the two vary slightly, but server the same purpose, to prepare the student for life.
http://library.thinkquest.org/26576/schoolpage.htm
http://www.expatica.com/de/education/school/The-ABCs-of-the-German-school-system_11321.html?ppager=0
So, it sounds like you're not a big fan of the US school system? Many of your classmates also noted the fact that the uS educates all students "the same." Is this really the case? Can you think of some major differences between students' experiences at different schools in the US?
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