Based on the handful of schools I've taught at or otherwise been involved with across multiple countries, this is definitely true of most government and even private schools.

A handful of Catholic and IB World Schools will push students to move beyond rote memorization, but they seem to be few and far between. Naturally, the odd teacher at your government or private schools will challenge students, but standards are almost universally abysmal. The norm is, typically, to teach to teach to the lowest common denominator, who is often the weakest student who doesn't study and is often multiple levels behind the rest of his peers.

As highlight in nostr:npub1lelkh3hhxw9hdwlcpk6q9t0xt9f7yze0y0nxazvzqjmre3p98x3sthkvyz's video on alternative schooling a few months back, parents should really dig deeply into a school before sending their children or should even consider making the sacrifices necessary to consider homeschooling, school co-ops, or similar alternatives.

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