I have a theory regarding the US Education System.
Here are the facts:
1. America high school graduates don't rank well in the world
2. American college students DO rank very well in the world
3. American private high schools DO rank very well in the world
4. American high schools are viewed as a "cost"
5. American Universities are viewed as an "investment"
6. America is a 3 class system
7. Most of the world is a 2 class system
In the US if you have money you get the best education that the world has to offer. If you don't have money you get one of the worst educations that the world has to offer.
In the US we relish (as a culture) the "American Dream" whereas some countries relish "Equality for the Masses".
In some countries like Brazil the 2 class system is bottom heavy whereas in Japan or Europe the 2 class system is very middle heavy.
If you know the world and look at this situation in a macro way its completely clear why the US is the way it is.
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