John W. wrote:

> Rawhead Rex (RSPW's post inspector) wrote:
> 
>> Eric Takabayashi <etakajp@yahoo.co.jp> wrote in news:41475CC4.A8BCCA31
>> @yahoo.co.jp:
>>
>>
>>> After all, only 40% of high school graduates
>>> in Japan are able to go to ANY university, despite recent reforms and
>>> decline in number of children which should be making it easier to   
>>> enter,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> This is why it makes me laugh every time I see an "in-depth report" in 
>> the States of a reporter extoling the high merits of the Japanese 
>> educational system, 
> 
> 
> The US, like Japan, has become a test-based-success system. It doesn't 
> matter how smart you are, just how good your tests scores. The beauty of 
> 'no child left behind' (the current US education policy) is that many 
> very good students get dragged down/held back to a lower level.

Yeah yeah yeah. "I'm so smart, I just can't take tests"

This is the world's smallest violin.

- Kevin