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Standards of Education in US vs Poland [22]
I've always found that Europe has a much higher level of education than the US does. It's obvious that our US national standards should be increased on every level. I have been an educator myself for a few good number of years. I became very much frustrated with the politics of education, and if it were up to me, I would change quite a bit. So out of curiosity, how do the standards of education in Poland compare to the US at the elementary level? For instance, what grade do kids actually learn the basics of algebra? And on the liberal arts level, when are elementary school kids exposed to a band instrument? I'm sure a lot of it has to do with district wide budgeting and all that for the liberal arts programs, unless funding works a lot different in Poland than here in the US? I never experienced going to school in Poland as a kid, but I'd definitely be interested if anyone has any information on the stats.