On Sun, May 20, 2007 at 08:53:25PM +0200, Eugen Leitl wrote:
> I don't know about your brand of Waldorf or Montessori schools, but ours
> do not prepare kids for harsher realities of the world. They grow up too
> sheltered -- sure, some children need that, but most don't.
First-hand, I've seen the school systems in Russia, and Germany.
Russia was not bad, as far as science was concerned. The German
one was much less demanding, but also more well-rounded (at 13
years it'd better). Since then, things have largely gone to the
dogs almost everywhere
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_for_International_Student_Assessment
How is school quality in India like?
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