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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]European way, at least in the UK, is also somewhat holistic. Academic proficiency matters more there, though, and I think they consider the right mix of holistic and academic qualifications. Not sure their system would work in the US unless we also switched to making kids lock in their majors when they enter college. For example, great math and physics test scores are going to matter if you want to major in physics, but not so much history. [/quote] UK has two sets of national exams. Using the example above, at age 16 the STEM student still would sit the GCSE exams for multiple subjects (formerly called O-levels - for those of a certain age) so [b]UK students do not specialize until the last 2 years of HS. [/quote][/b] This is still insanely early compared to the American system. I personally like it that US college students can remain generalist when they enter.[/quote]
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