A-ha

Its not everywhere the first meeting with someone gives you information about which school the children of my new acquaintance went to, especially of they are the Ivy League schools. At first it seemed a bit weird but as a foreigner, I attributed it mostly to the cultural difference.

As I live here longer, I realise that it is a big deal. The house prices are largely determined by the school rankings. The rankings, in tun by the grades/test scores and you guessed, the universities the students went to. Voila.

I also then realised just how pervasive this attitude is through the school system. My elementary school child added more insight, at the same time, more questions.

Follow me as I try to understand the education system. As a consequence, develop more understanding into education in general and comparative education in particular.

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