U.S. Schools Aren't That Great, Huh?

While reading the few passages that were used for information for the Education essay, it made me think about the way that schools are and how things are done. There were a couple things that came up about how schools in the U.S. are so focused on standardized testing while schools in other places, such as Japan, teach students abilities they'd need and use once released (pardon my use of the word, I couldn't find a better word at the moment) to the world. For some students in the U.S., it's hard for them to even do anything with money to buy food or living spaces once they are out and going to college.

But then there's Shanghai, China, where they focus on schooling than abilities more than our country. They have their students follow every rule and do everything correctly without a way for them to be creative. That's one up that the U.S. has on Shanghai, our students have some, though very little, freedom to express themselves.