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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by michaelt on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @05:43AM (#22943827)
> AU/US high school students can't possibly compete against RU or CN high school students.

Can anyone comment on how this translates into results in adulthood, in the current age?

Do we see more discoveries in fundamental science, more inventions, better medical care, or better-run businesses?

As I don't speak Russian or Chinese, I don't really have a fair view and it would be easy for me to mistakenly under-estimate what the graduates of these schools get up to.

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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by babuskov on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @08:00AM (#22944609)
> fundamental science, more inventions, better medical care, or better-run businesses?

University education fixes these problems. People who only finish high-school rarely do science later in life.

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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by Wintereise on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @08:47AM (#22944929)
There's also something else. The best and brightest from these countries are rarely (if ever) retained in their homelands and end up migrating to one of the western nations.

Ultimately, regardless of how the high school education level might be, these countries win out.

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