How is education in Russia different than education in the United states?
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public elementary/mid/high school education in Russia is extremely good, much higher level than in U.S. \n\ncollege education - depends. Though most of Russian universities will give you great education, a lot of it won't be practical. Unlike in U.S. they bring you closer to the real world. But scientific level of studies is still at higher level in Russia.
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While there are things about Russian culture I find interesting, give me the USA to live in
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its 50/50 why is because if the child goes to skool in india it with teach em their culture and origin. but the u.s is more advanced...so they will learn more. (no offence to anyone)
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The American education system works very well for the US but it lacks something many other countries have. And that is GENERAL KNOWLEDGE. Italian schools for example don't aim much at providing us with a specific school target (as it happens in the US) but the purpose is that of providing each student with the widest possible knowledge, although pointing at specific sectors at university. On top of that, many countries like India, China and Japan have old traditions in family education and lots of philosophy, while in the US superficiality rules. All this gives guys from those countries a higher capacity to look into problems, often with a multilateral approach, that Americans normally don't have. On top of that, Americans educated in the US normally have such a level of specialization that they end up by following only their professional field, rather than gaining a general, wider knowledge, which sooner or later comes useful also at work. This makes US people appear less intelligent than others, even if in actual fact the problem is not the IQ but rather the way they use the same amount of intelligence. Chinese, Japanese, Indians, see much more in depth than Americans, while Americans always go for Easier, Simpler, More Straighforward solutions, which are not always the best solutions. In a word, they are rarely able to work out solutions that are as complex and efficient as those that an Indian, Chinese or others would do. (See war in Iraq for example. It was tackled in such a naive way that the results are before the eyes of the whole world. And those plans were made by the people who are supposed to be the best US have on hand. Even if they did it only for Oil, the plan would still look tremendously naive).
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whether there is really a boom is another matter but education especially on the part of professionals in india, china, russia and eastern europe is giving the us a real challenge. please see article below that provides greater detail and examples.
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It depends which country in Europe - it is a big and diverse place.  However, very generally speaking:\n\nMain schooling in both is from 5 - 18 with college after that.\n\nHowever, European students tend to specialize in subjects earlier.  For instance, UK students have to choose a subset of subjects to focus on at age 14 for exams at age 16 and then an even lesser set have to be chosen at age 16 for exams at 18.\n\nIt has often been said that this and the aggressive pace in college means that by 18, European students are much better educated, but by 22 at the end of college, the differences even out between Europe and the US.
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a poor education system that focuses too much on America and little else. many of them are completely clueless about other countries and cultures. e.g. lots of them think of Europe as one country and think you can drive all over it in one week and see it all. A supposedly intelligent adult office worker in America once asked my Scottish friend if they have computers in Scotland! I rest my case.
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because we have some really good schools here.  Some countries that they come from wont get the same education that they will get in our country.  They want to make something of themselves just as we do its just they have to go to america or Europe to do so.
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That is tough and also very specific to each region and society.  Some societies are very different from others regarding education.  Also, the level of education makes a difference.  My family could not afford a modern computer.  As a consequence I could not do some homework at home.  I was allowed to come to school a few hours early and use the school computers.  I did "OK".  Poverty only starts to influence education at higher levels.  The higher the level of education sought, the greater the cost.  Someone pays whether you or someone else.\nRace by itself does not influence education.  Culture does so more than race.  Racism is related to culture.  In some cases you are considering the child's response to racism much more than the child's race is considered.\nGender is up for grabs debate-wise.  We simply don't know enough to say with certainty how gender influences learning.  There are hints, but only hints.  The other problem is that averaging students in such a way puts increased burdens or difficulties on the boys or girls who do not fit the mold or who are not average.  Their learning would be hindered.\nParents involvement is important.  They influence the child's attitudes toward school as well as the child's behavior.\nTeachers methods are important.  They are always learning how children learn.  They change from year to year with understanding and also with using technology in teaching.  It is know that it is critical.  It is not know exactly how.\nThere are simply too many variables to nail down an answer.  I have talked with teachers.  They tell me that the same problem has to be addressed completely differently with different regions.  The inner city children of New York have a vocabulary and sense of English that is almost completely different from rural OK.  You cannot teach them the same because their understanding and environment are so different.  In OK cows are seen everyday.  In New York City they are in a zoo.  In some places the food was seen alive only hours before it is eaten.  It makes a difference.  Again, that is just the tip of the ice burg.
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yes, there two american universities in Moscow http://www.touro.ru/ (not sure how many in Russia). I attended one of them. Moscow University Touro. Its based from NYC. Im not sure the name of the other one. Its located somewhere on Tverskaya, I think.\nUPDATE:here the other one.... http://russiahouse.org/aum/
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I was only able to obtain statistics for the United States. About 1% percent of people over 25 years old living in the US have doctoral degrees. About 2% have terminal professional degrees (considered to be equivalent to a masters degree or higher). Some people lump doctoral and professional degrees together.\nThis is the highest in the world (Because our salaries are better not because we educate people better or are smarter)\nMajor countries with similar educational expectations (that is the level of education the average person attains over a life time)  for children born there include: United Kingdom (England, etal., world's highest), Australia , Spain, Switzerland, Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Republic of Korea (South), Libya, Netherlands, New Zeeland, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden. Given the total population of all these countries v the remaining world population, it is safe to say less than one in 1,000 people in the world holds a PhD and given that population growth rates are higher in ares other than those countries named it is unlikely to improve.
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It absolutely will not hurt your chances - it just means that you would be given the same chance as any American in the U.S. and the same chance as any Russian in Russia, so you are ahead of the game.\n\ns
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No way\n\nindian communits are different from russians.
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I think a lot of it stems from the American educational system. People who've gone to school in the US usually have zero knowledge of almost anything about the rest of the world.  I don't mean to say that Americans are stupid or ignorant; but it's really frustrating to the rest of the world to see Americans who don't have a passport, have no desire to experience another culture, and couldn't tell you where Sweden is in Europe (let alone anywhere in Africa or Asia). It makes the rest of the world feel like Americans are totally oblivious couldn't care less about everyone else on the planet.
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The education system is efficient and based on the US curriculum. The literacy rate is 95.9%, one of highest in Asia, and about equal
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I lived in Russia for a while, speak some Russian and had a Russian girlfriend for 5 years.  I agree with Churchill:  Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Very cool country -go visit if you have the chance.
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One can point out at least four main characteristics of the educational change in Eastern Europe:  1) depolarization of education (i.e., the end of the “communist” ideological control of the system); 2) breaking down of the state monopoly in education by allowing private and denominational schools to be established; 3) increased choices in schooling options; and 4) decentralization in the management and administration of the education system (in particular, the emergence of school autonomy) (Cerych, 1997).  Remarkable progress has been made in reforming areas such as curriculum, textbooks, and pedagogy:  previously dominant political and ideological references were deleted from course content and textbooks; curricula have been updated; a private textbook industry has emerged vigorously; and significant changes were made in teacher training and evaluation practices.  Other areas are fraught with many difficulties and are, accordingly, more difficult to improve.  They include:  rationalizing the number of institutions, establishing coherent education legislation, redistributing educational property, and redefining local finance and administrative control (Heyneman, 1995, p. 25).