Most Europe has a better education system, our neighbors Cuba, has equal or better education then the U.S, Japan and other Asian countries are better…
Look Tony, we live in a country where money buys you an education. The average working family can afford to send their kids to an average public school. The average education has steadily decreased every single year for the last 30 years or so. I won’t even talk about how fucked inner city schools are. Now, once the average kid graduates high school, he cannot choose which college he will attend, but only which one he can afford. Once he chooses, this kid has a 38% chance of gaining a two-year degree or more. All the while a rich family can afford to send their kids to a private school, where the best teachers work for obvious reasons ($$$), and then pick and choose which Ivy League school he will attend.
There are many countries, such as Cuba, where education is 100% free, kindergarten through college.
Talk to any foreign exchange student; most Europeans will tell you that when in 12th grade in America, they are being taught the same shit they learned when they were in 9th grade.
Moving on to Asia. Japan’s education system is far more superior to Americas system. Japanese children go through a vigorous education process, where they are especially higher in mathematics and science when compared to Americans.
China’s education system is primarily free and the Chinese government has put education as its main priority of the country. “Strategically placing education in primacy to the development of other items, the Chinese government formulated the policy of "developing the country through science and education," constantly deepens the reform of education system, and carries out nine-year free education.”
Most people assume America has the best education system in the world simply because "we have the best schools." Sure, I agree, america does have some of the best schools in the world, but the average Joe will never even come close to attending one of these schools. When people talk about the education system, you need to remember we are talking about the education system as a whole, and not just a few schools like MIT or Harvard.