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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
Isn't critical thinking a better asset than being able to memorize a bunch of largely useless information? This is the extreme example of standardized testing, it's pretty stupid to pile so much pressure on teenagers this way.
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uh, respecting ones culture is important in my eyes, and i think calling this "stupid" would be insulting towards their culture. Different cultures run things in different ways.
Just because we live in western culture, is it our right to determine the best way to live by?