Not at all. I have always maintained that, in the UK at least, the sixties do-gooders had a lot to answer for. Obviously the American meaning of 'liberal' does not apply.
Many parents are now turning to religious schools in an attempt to bring more discipline into their childrens lives. That is bad. That move is beginning to waken the politicians - of all hues - to the dangers we have built into the system.
The only difference that I can see between the US and the UK education system is that you are a bloody sight worse.
In HK ALL children wear uniforms and all children have instilled into them the need for good behaviour and diligence. (it doesn't always work of course). This is easy to do when many parents and grandparents were denied an education under the Chinese communist system and truly appreciate the value of it to their own offspring. School teachers receive complaints that they do not set enough homework if they slip below the rough average of 3 hours per night and children are expected to attend several extra mural activities without which they will have less chance of progress to the next level. My grandson is now learning French, Spanish, Putonghua, Cantonese and dabbling in Turkish. He is also in the drama group and wants to join the choir. His sister does Cross Country running, Drama and volley ball as extra activities - but she is lazy!! He is ten years old, she is twelve!
Their maths, however, is crap! but so is mine!
