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[quote=Anonymous]So sorry to hear that. I went to school in the 80s and 90s abroad. We literally only had desks, pens, paper, chalk, blackboard and a teacher in the classroom. I call it "Little House on the Prairie" style school,  just not in the church.
There were hard times when we didn't even have paper. We took a test on a see-through cooking paper and the teachers puppy chewed the noisy paper up. We were all laughing so hard as she handed the chewed up paper back to us.
Most teachers were the top students in their class. There were only ca 20 spots a year to study English or German, so one had to be good to get in. My English teacher spoke 8 languages and was also a historian and a linguist.
My history teacher was also a historian.
The quality of teachers was amazing, and they still teach today. They were trusted to do their job even when they didn't have textbooks. Many showed up with their own notes only and we had to take notes as they spoke. Only once in 12 years did we have a person from outside sit in the class and see how were doing in English.
Our teachers were not burdened with any of the things you describe, OP. They had all the time in the world to prepare for classes. The exams didn't start til 8th and 9th grade - end of elementary school for us.
Things have changed ofcourse since I was in school. Teachers do get training, but nobody dares to waste their time. They are the ones in the classroom running the show. They ask for help when they need it. 
So how does the education stack up against the world?  We just beat Finland. Not an easy thing because they are rich and we are not.[/quote]

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