UK schools harder than Us

[Yolo98]

Is it true that the education system in the UK is harder than the education system in the US ? A few of my friends who moved to Georgia and Florida said that schools a breeze there compared to the UK. Your thoughts ?

[joejoe]

I've heard that the us is easier..

[DarkOmega]

depends ..I go to a magnet school ,A-Tech .which has career choices and programs etc . voted number one is las vegas .but most of the schools are the same I've been to school in Europe and in US and they are really alike ..

[Atempinfer]

Well.

[Caver]

In USA I believe you take more subjects but majority of people say GCSEs are a breeze, so I'm thinking USA...

[Cygnus]

Well from the knowledge I have from international schools the ones that model from the US system are harder than the ones that model from the UK system.

[drmindfreak]

It always depends on the school, but I'd say in the US it's way easier

[AlexOnToast]

Hmmm I have always heard school is tougher in Europe

[Darksoul13]

Depends on the school but i'd say that the USA has it a bit easier.

[Flying apple]

Oh totally. The schools in the us of a are much easier, own clothes, shorter days, less homework, nicer teachers, and they end up better educated than us!

[ookillem]

Schools in the US are over all "easier" than schools in the UK but its hard to compare because they are so different (curriculum, teaching styles, class choices, etc) When it comes down to it though they are very similar... and just because US schools are "easier" that does't make Americans less educated...

[Kameraden]

Well, they likely go to public school -- which is a pushover.

[thatcountrykid]

I would say it depends on your learning style and what the school has to offer. I'm a hands on kind of guy so I'm lucky my school has welding and veterinary science classes.

[SecretlyKnown]

Australian schooling is really easy, if you know what you're doing.

[Leec]

Well uk private schools are tough!

[Croconaw]

I think that schools in the United States are easier

[killerrockyroad]

It easy i think

[Pulp501]

I hear UK is harder, but never heard why. It would be interesting to compare the students, by one test both students would take.

[Sph2015]

I really honestly think it all depends on the school. I go to a small country public school, but comparing my classes and course material to those around me, we have it way harder. However, it's relative. I don't think I have it that hard, but I think its because I've been taught well up to this point.

I've always looked at it this way. American Universities are the majority of the top ranked Universities in the world. Since a majority of the students at those Universities (for now) are American students, it shows that we certainly are producing competent graduates.

All that said, I've never set foot in a European school, so I don't have much to go on.

[JamesSuperBoy]

There will be a difference for sure but it is all down to just getting on with the work and enjoying life.

[Radike]

a common misconception I have found among Americans and Canadians is that british schools only teach up to GCSEs (or standard Grades in Scotland)
Many students only achieve up to them but if you wish to go on to University A-levels or highers are definitely needed
some go on to Advanced highers but I don't know what the English version is :/ think it may be AS levels

British schooling is harder but the exams I've heard are harder in England but Foundation (lowest level of Standard Grade) level exams can be passed by some people just on common sense. these were introduced to increase the pass rate for students in Scotland. Teachers tend to be poor in Scottish state schools too so I would say Britain is harder based on what I know from family in the states but I could very well be wrong :)

[Human]

The UK ranks very high in the top education systems so I'd say it's harder.

[Syvelocin]

I don't think the difficulty of curriculum is what's at play with academic achievement. It's the teacher/student ratio and quality of teachers that are most valuable to student success imo. These are things the top education systems in the world have in common, and the US lacks quite severely in these departments.

Difficulty's pretty subjective. I've only sampled two US colleges and that's not a good point of reference so I wouldn't be able to vouch for that.

[Romaana]

I went to a uk public school. It all depends on the area in my opinion. My school was a basically a shit hole but i still got the grades i needed i dont know about the US but i left school with 12GCSE's a level and 2 distinctions. The exams were solid -.- but yea i found school tough not sure if it was because the teachers wouldn't teach us jack or if our curriculum was changed about 5 times in the last year -.-

[Etcetera]

Think it depends what kind of school it is. If it's a private school it's probably going to be at a faster pace, or harder than regular public schools.

[Panosk96]

I would say UK schools between UK and US

[Panosk96]

It is said that european schools are tougher. One of the most difficult educational systems of the world is the greek. As a greek student and senior student who is going to study in UK, the preparation for the A levels compared to Panhellenic exams are plain sailing. In Greece, you are obliged to learn Ancient Greek, Latin, english , German/French etc. The subjects of the last grade are like the half first semester of a university , in other words you have to master Physics, chemistry, history, literature etc whatever your career path is. Most of the students complain about the educational system because in order to succeed they need to have evening lessons with tutors. I don't say is a good system. I believe it needs several changes.