I have a close friend named Joby who is a student here at Rutgers-Newark. He moved to America from India ten years ago. He spent 13 years in India and I thought that he definitely experienced enough of education in America to compare and contrast. I thought I would ask him some quick question about the difference in education.
Me: Where did you like school better, here or India?
Joby:India
Me: Why?
Joby: I like India because I understand the teachers better there. I like that we focused more on math than other stuff. I liked that we never had to leave the classroom. The teachers of each subject would come to the classroom and leave after their lesson of the day. I also liked that the cafeterias would serve different Indian foods and snacks.
Me: Why do you want to focus on math so much?
Joby: Because that's the subject we learned the most when we were younger. We focused on it the most, so it became my favorite.
Me: What is the biggest difference you noticed?
Joby: Kids are rude here. Much more disciplined there. We were more scared of our teachers than our parents.
I understood from this conversation that India and America have very different education systems. Teachers are highly esteemed in India, and that's not quite the case in America. In India, math is deeply focused on, while each subject is given equal amount of importance in America.There are clearly different values and morals being taught, but I think both countries have space to improve.
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