tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29874674.post115068124181617617..comments2023-10-22T08:22:22.325-04:00Comments on Almost American: Educational snobberyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29874674.post-19074468025220160232008-05-12T22:25:00.000-04:002008-05-12T22:25:00.000-04:00Another very pointed post. I really, really dislik...Another very pointed post. I really, really dislike the BRitish snobbery of education here having experienced both through highschool in Uk and then Uni here and now gradeschool through my kids. The fact is both have pluses and minuses. In the UK you get to do 3 years on one subject for Uni but here you get 4-5 years but have a far broader based education, good if you do design, like i did ro can't make it in your field. Also the old school way of O and A levels as we took is really very unfair as it more reward memory than intelligence. I am appalled at my nieces lack of knowledge. They can't even tell me teh dates of WWII or WWI which were crucial in my school years. My cousin is appalled at her kids comprehensive schooling in Gloucestershire and now wishes she hadn't come back but stayed in US in that sense. <BR/><BR/>I think what happens is Brits compare private school english education to state/comprehensive school education here which isn't exactly fair. The fact is that both countries hire others form across the pond for various fields. One can't make such sweeping judgments of a country as vast as America!Mmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379020705220234984noreply@blogger.com