Reply to I’m tired of my exchange student talking about how easy school is here and how dumb the American kids are.

Forum Index » Tweens and Teens

Reply to "I’m tired of my exchange student talking about how easy school is here and how dumb the American kids are. "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was a teacher in Germany for three years.

If he is a student at a Gymnasium (the university-bound high school/track) in Germany, then he can't opt out of math and science.  Why isn't he taking them now?  Tell him he must be attending Hauptschule or Realschule, and ask him which.  He won't like that because it underscores the fact that he isn't at the most advanced level/tracked definitely for university.

And if he is at Gymnasium, how will he manage the credit transfer issue for an entire year off track?

[/quote]

Even worse if he’s on the lower track and he’s finding the US classes too easy.  
[/quote]

Nah - it means they gave him the easiest course load.  We all know the US education is highly differentiated and diverse.  You can make it as easy or hard as you need to.  For him it must have been made easy because he’s not that bright- which is evident in his manners.  My UC German colleagues are so kind and nice - they like the Americans they work with and are smart enough not to paint us all with the same brush - just as I do for them.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics