someone told me that students in America are marked and scored on the yearly progress rather than everything resting on one exam at the end of the year like in the UK. they said it was easier than here. i was wondering if it was true? or maybe it's all equivelent in the end...? like in the irish leaving cert they do loads more subjects than A-level students, but A-levels are abit harder so overall it's equal.. or something..? i meant "are..." whoops!
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As a person who had to do both I can honestly say the answer is yes. American exams ARE easier.
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you are probably right. I am pretty sure that they have lowered the standards here to make kids feel good about themselves. There is a great lack of teachers who actually care that what you learn will ever help you...it seems all they care about it you memorizing tables of formulas without telling you what they are or why you should even care. Its all about memorizing information, regurgitating it back on the test, and they don't care what happens to you after that (or so it seems). I have no doubt that high school exams are easier here, states make their standardized tests easier do that scores will be higher and they will look good and they hope know one will actually care enough to compare their tests to other states or countries...
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