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Re:India school-leaving exam: A controversy that cost 23 lives by sbmthakur on Sunday August 25, 2019 @06:51AM (#20792271)
Yes, that's the issue at the core. Indian students are under a lot of pressure due to intense competition and expectations of parents (and other relatives). Attributing these deaths to an "error" trivializes a complex problem.
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Re:India school-leaving exam: A controversy that cost 23 lives by k__ on Sunday August 25, 2019 @07:08AM (#20792312)
Yes, I have the feeling that people from India are very work/success-oriented.

Here in Germany it's the same, but somehow we manage a bit better to don't over burden our children.

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Re:India school-leaving exam: A controversy that cost 23 lives by sersi on Sunday August 25, 2019 @08:01AM (#20792474)
Germany isn't the same at all, there are multiple paths for kids to have a decent life. A kid who is not admitted to a Gymnasium and goes to a Realschule can still hope to get an apprenticeship and have a decent life.

In india, because of the poverty, for a lot of kids getting good results is their one ticket to a good life. You just can't compare the pressure in a first world country to the pressure of a third world country.

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Re:India school-leaving exam: A controversy that cost 23 lives by k__ on Sunday August 25, 2019 @08:59AM (#20792718)
Good point.

That would explain why people from Idia always seem a bit more focuses and harsh about work, for the there has always been much on the line. In Germany we are also work focused, but overall a bit more chill, at least in my experience...

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Re:India school-leaving exam: A controversy that cost 23 lives by sumedh on Sunday August 25, 2019 @07:17AM (#20792339)
You cannot compare India with Germany, Germany is a welfare state, in India if you cannot get a good job then the next question you have to ask is will there be food on the table tomorrow.
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Re:India school-leaving exam: A controversy that cost 23 lives by k__ on Sunday August 25, 2019 @09:04AM (#20792738)
You're right.

It's hard to fathom such countries.

On the one hand I see very industrious and smart people from countries like India and Nigeria online, on the other hand people are starving in those countries.

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