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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] The quality of schools in other countries varies tremendously. I'd imagine that a family from a country with[b] superior schools [/b][b](Finland, Korea) would have pretty high standards[/b] that many public schools in the DC metro area would not meet, but that some of the very best of the private schools in the area would.  [/quote]

We have relatives from South Korea who prefer their local MoCo school to their schools back home. It's true that when their high schooler began the school year, she was initially placed in a math class that was too easy, but the school changed her placement, and she's been fine. The parents say that the work their kids get here is more interesting and thought-provoking, but what they value most seems to be the community feeling. They said their ES-aged kids were surprised when classmates helped them because [b]back home the competition was so severe that no one would think of helping someone else[/b]. Overall the kids are apparently happier here.

Just an anecdote to suggest that it's not just or always about "high standards," defined as "our kids learn algebra earlier than your kids."[/quote]

I have lived in Asia for 6 years now. THE SCHOOLS HERE ARE NOT BETTER THAN THE SCHOOLS IN THE US. Most expat parents I know complain about the low quality of the schools here. If you are unwilling to send your kids to kumon type instructions, your kids will learn very little in school. Do you not wonder why they all flocks to US schools.  All the learning is taught by private tutors at kumons with high tuitions. The schools here do a good job teaching kids english, but other than that, the kids double their learning time by spending an ungodly amount of time at kumons, commonly 5-6 hours a day after regular school ends. Saturdays they are at Kumons all day,  sometimes even Sundays. The schools are NOT better but the parents/cultural commitment to education, and parents willingness to sacrifice everything so that their kids can get an education is what is remarkable. I can go on and on about the realities here. [/quote]

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