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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by kinkrtyavimoodh on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @04:25AM (#22943377)
Teachers in American schools are usually shit-scared of their students, which is the exact opposite of how things are in Russia, China, or even India.

There are many reasons. Parents and students wield too much power in the American school system, and the idea of tying a school's funding to local property taxes makes this worse.

In addition, America lacks the cultural norms of respect and deference for education and educators that are present in more traditional societies like India or China.

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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by stealthcat on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @10:05AM (#22945660)
An American calls his or her parents "you" when talking to them.

Asians always address their parents with words meaning "mother" or "father". Calling them "you" is extremely rude.

We can go on and on how vastly different the norms on respecting parents (and teachers).

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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by DeathArrow on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @06:42AM (#22944164)
In most parts of Europe teachers and educated folks are respected.
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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by cmendel on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @05:08AM (#22943598)
Well there's also the whole "school shooting epidemic" thing. But sure, the 3 billion people in those three countries are all fairly comparable. China:1.4 B India:1.35 B US:0.3 B
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