is british schooling harder than usa

[maka]

well everyone is always saying British school is much harder than american schooling what do you guys thinK>? im just not sure if its true or not lOL! but its sorta sterotistic to say americans are "dumb"cos i no myself thats not true so whats ur opinion..? i cant judge as i have done no american work but why do people think this ? and what is ur view is british education harder ?

[mileycyrusonly]

don't know, I live in the USA
and, they always say that
we are like the "dubmest"
country!

[maka]

yea true lol i dont know why peeps think it but i dunno how hard the work at school over there is etc well if peeps see jerry springer tht dusnt give good inpression LMAO!

[krrristin]

Its hard to ask...

its not that America is dumb, persay... we're just really lazy

I do know for a fact east coast work is a lot harder than west coast work in the US. But thats all I know... sorry

[spoiledrotten]

I totally have to agree with the lazy part in my school!!!

[Running_Girl]

I would most def say my school is NOT lazy -- but idk about other schools.
And idk about british schooling so, I guess there isn't really a way to tell.

[spoiledrotten]

I think it may all just be personal oppion (sp?)!

[sweet_smile]

were not dumb,its because the presidint[goerge w bush] caused everything[like the war]

[niiro_tatsu]

i dont really think our country is dumb, but some actions that some citizens do is dumb...

and i've never done any UK school work, so i wouldnt know

[Mz.HannahFan]

Well I'm not sure I live in the Bahamas so I wudn't know! I don't like America anyway but I heard that they are lazy sometimes when it comes to spelling words like someone told me the way british ppl spell the word "check" they spell it fancy like cheque and the Americans spell it just as check they said it's just cause they're lazy but I really have no say that's just what Iv'e heard!

[spoiledrotten]

well we can be lazy when it comes to things like texting because we use things such as T9 and instead of putting because we put cuz

but we're not always lazy!

[mileycyrusonly]

Its hard to ask...

its not that America is dumb, persay... we're just really lazy

I do know for a fact east coast work is a lot harder than west coast work in the US. But thats all I know... sorry
that's offending to me
I mean, I LIVE on the west coast.
and, we work hard to, but the east coast is more experienced b/c it's older than the west coast(as a country) so, be careful what u say, it may effect someone.

[SupaStaRrMiley92]

i don't know, i mean, this is sort of stereotypical, but i guess it depends which school you go to.
I got to a private school, and the vast majority of graduates go to good colleges. I take all the honors classes i can take, and they're definitely not easy. there are people at my school who refuse to do work or they can't do their work w/out "help" from somebody else, though.
but i don't really know which one is harder or easier. you cant really tell unless you ask somebody who has experienced both.
and about the "check" and "cheque" thing, thats just different culture. its not necessarily laziness.
there are other examples of that, like "color" and "colour."

[krrristin]

that's offending to me
I mean, I LIVE on the west coast.
and, we work hard to, but the east coast is more experienced b/c it's older than the west coast(as a country) so, be careful what u say, it may effect someone.
I live on the west coast too
so? its a fact...
West Coast test and stuff is a lot easier. Thats why there is like 1 ivy league here...
Im not being rude. Simpley stating the truth
I never said we didnt work hard... its just they teach different on that side

[smiley_smiley_miley]

i have done schooling in the UK, and I don't know which is harder. I went to a private school, so i dont know what public schooling is like there. Also in the UK you don't get graded on anything. Like you can't get held back. So that makes it easier. But yes Americans arn't dumb they are more lazy, lol.

[Holli]

It all depends on the school you go to here, [England]
and how serious you take learning.
I go to a school that is one of the top 30 in the country, and it is certinatly [sp] not easy
5 people in my class have had to leave because of how hard it is.
I think that both countries are both the same
I mean its all learning right ..?
Don't forget though we start school when we are younger and finish when we are 16, unless you go to sixth form.

[LotsaBigHearts]

I think so because most people (what I've heard) in the british countries can speak many languages.
The west coast learns more (are somewhat ahead) than some parts of the east cost.

[xoxdestinynightxox]

^ Yeh wat kristin said and Off topic: gd to see u post havan't been on much Bacx to topic and also wat holli said i'm in endland to and really its wat school u go to and if u work that best u can or urs just really lazy I go to Warbllington High School. Even tho its in England they call it Warblington High School we call it Warbo tho and we do start younger than u lot and finish when were 16 unless we go to 6th form but they r now changing the lwa ova here and the year 6s now ( i'm in year 7 just moved up) have now to stay on untill their 18 which means (i think) they will put 6th form in ova here soon on all of the school. But I dunno which is harder i was born in the Uk and I moved to the USA went to school their for a lil while most of the boys( not being meanin but ture) were the lazy ones then I came bacx ova to here and i now go to school here but i can't really say if its harder than school in the USA but thats just me.
Xox Gracie

[xoxdestinynightxox]

^ Yeh wat kristin said and Off topic: gd to see u post havan't been on much Bacx to topic and also wat holli said i'm in endland to and really its wat school u go to and if u work that best u can or urs just really lazy I go to Warbllington High School. Even tho its in England they call it Warblington High School we call it Warbo tho and we do start younger than u lot and finish when were 16 unless we go to 6th form but they r now changing the law ova here and the year 6s now ( i'm in year 7 just moved up) have now to stay on untill their 18 which means (i think) they will put 6th form in ova here soon on all of the school. But I dunno which is harder i was born in the Uk and I moved to the USA went to school their for a lil while most of the boys( not being meanin but ture) were the lazy ones then I came bacx ova to here and i now go to school here but i can't really say if its harder than school in the USA but thats just me.
Xox Gracie
:P O wait i posted bout my self like i said i dunno

[*DreamWorlds-]

I don't know, but i do know that my school is NOT dumb; i go to a private school & i am in all the advance classes and top sets :]
Even the normal sets have hard work.

I know some people who live in the UK and they do work very hard.

[v.a.h.fan]

I Dunno
But americans have to go2 school REALLY early !

[mileycyrusonly]

I Dunno
But americans have to go2 school REALLY early !
yeah, at 5 yrs.
when do u go, unless u count pre-skool, which isn't really school
and, I think that, different countries have different educations.

America isn't dumb[even tho, I said that we are called dumb] we are just LAZY:P

England is probably just as smart as us!

so, who cares? as long as we all go to school, right?

[miley cyrus fan 4 ever]

noo the saudi soo much harderthere is 8 subjct it the day and the math is soooooo hard

[mileycyrusonly]

noo the saudi soo much harderthere is 8 subjct it the day and the math is soooooo hard
so, that's your opinion.

;)

[miley cyrus fan 4 ever]

we have one unformeand there is no school girls with boysthe girls are alone and the boys are alonewe came to school 7we leve it 1:30there is no locker becouse the student stay in the class and the teacher come to them

[Miley is Smiley]

Depends...
I take advanced classes and they're definitely not for dumb people.
But our regular and lab (for really not smart people) classes are reallly really simple and those people who take those classes don't seem very intelligent.

That's just my school though.
And since I dunno what British schooling is like, it's hard to say.
Same here

[ALstar]

yeah, its hard to say because most americans havent experienced british schooling, and vice versa!
but (not trying to sound braggy at ALL) my school is on of the top private schools in america, and i'm in all honors-level classes with an average of 3.5 hours of homework per night...so my school DEFINETLY isnt "dumb"

[valeriux4000]

the thing is USA school is very practical and learning , while UK is a lot more like cultural stuff and that stuff..they rae both good but they are different

[TeenPopSensation]

Okay i live in Scotland, UK
I dont think americans are dumb:P
But i do think our schools over here are a lot more ..ehmm like they teach you more!
Because i was looking at another forum where a few people from the USA had typed out their timetable and it was the same thing every day .. you should see my weekly timetable, it is full of stuff .. i will post it soon!

[TeenPopSensation]

Okay so here is my timetable for the week! ;

MONDAY

Drama -- 120 mins
BREAK
French -- 120mins
LUNCH
Maths -- 120mins
BREAK
RME -- 120mins

TUESDAY
Music -- 120 mins
BREAK
PE -- 120mins
LUNCH
History -- 120mins
BREAK
English -- 120mins

WEDNESDAY
Geography -- 120mins
BREAK
Art --120mins
LUNCH
English -- 45mins
NO BREAK
Science -- 120mins

THURSDAY
Maths -- 120mins
BREAK
English -- 120mins
LUNCH
Craft & Design -- 120mins
BREAK
French --120 mins

FRIDAY
Computing-- 45mins
Library-- 45mins
BREAK
Science -- 120mins
LUNCH
Cooking (home ec.) --120mins
BREAK
Maths-- 120mins


Lol sorry for double posting!

[preci0us_dreams]

This is an old thread I know.. but just wanna ask ^ how long does school go for? That is intense! We start at 8:15 and finish at 3:15.

[SupaStaRrMiley92]

yeah, its hard to say because most americans havent experienced british schooling, and vice versa!
but (not trying to sound braggy at ALL) my school is on of the top private schools in america, and i'm in all honors-level classes with an average of 3.5 hours of homework per night...so my school DEFINETLY isnt "dumb"

trust me, i know the feeling...our school's doing this international baccalaureate program thing and so they're like increasing homework load and stuff. annoyances :P
plus it's private and one of the top 100 catholic schools in the country...eekness

[xox DisneyChannel xox]

I go to school in the UK and I think that it depends where you live, what school you go to and basically who you are. There are some people who are under loads of pressure to do well, and these people will have harder schooling than others. At secondary school (high school) we have 3 different types basically 1. grammer 2. private and 3. high schools etc. most people go to 3. because you have to have alot of money or a scholariship for private and you need to pass an exam for grammer. At grammer and private schools there is loads of pressure to do well and you are badly punished if you don't try, also (generally) the people who go to those schools will have families that expects them to do well and be acedemic, so they are even harder schooled. This doesnt mean that the people that go to the other schools do not have supportive families, but they're schools have less of an expectation that they will do well and will work them less hard. Some of the other schools will have to spend more money and pay more attention to the kids with special needs, so the kids who do not have special needs might be under less pressure and be wprked harder. I don't know if its like this in the USA, but it is in most areas of the UK. So basically some schools probably work kids harder in the Uk and some USA school work people harder :D

[pinkpolkadots96]

im in american school and its private
idk if its harder tho

[ElPiedra]

I think it depends on many things. Obviously as the grades go up, it gets harder. But, embarrassingly enough...

"Rarely is the question asked: Do our childrens learn?"

I have lived in many places throughout South America, now living in the U.S, and the school over there was generally harder and more academically demanding than here. As for the U.K, no experience in those waters...

[TeenPopSensation]

This is an old thread I know.. but just wanna ask ^ how long does school go for? That is intense! We start at 8:15 and finish at 3:15.

Ehh i start school at 8.45 and finsish at 3.50

[gemmaward]

I start at 8:00 and end 3:30.

[babyblue232]

Actually, it probably is.
Not that anyone here is dumb, or anyone's school is dumb, but its harder.
My parents both studied internationally, and they say that the American school system is the easiest.

[isthemusicinyou?]

I think it may all just be personal opinion (sp?)!
I agree with this. My personal opinion is everyone is smart and has potential, but some people are lazy (don't use the potential) like someone said above regardless of what kind of classes they take. I've been in regular, advanced placement (AP), honors, and special ed (I've observed) classes and they're all the same. It's just the teacher's attitude that's different towards you. The teacher expects more of you in an honor class, than a regular class. Back on subject about British schooling, I think it's the same to America's schooling because we have similar, not exact, teaching systems. I've talked to friends about it too and they have similar work and classes. Only difference is they call their grade levels different things, like Primary School, Secondary Schools, etc.