Is the American highschool system better than the one in Europe ?

Question

And more...are the American highschool students more educated that the one's in Europe? I am from Bulgaria and no matter how "poor" it is, i think bulgarian kids are smarter than the American's ones... I wonder whether american kids know any of the history...no the bulgarian one ...i mean do they know about the Balkan war something? I guess not ... Do the american system of education includes Ancien history and the ongoing periods? Well in Bulgarian school system American history is studied...with all the civil wars...with the industrial crisis and all at the time of the World Wars... I wonder whether the american kids know something about Bulgaria's 1300 years of history? Anything for the history of the Balkans at all ? About the Crusaders? Or the Byzantine Empire?

And please dont tell i mean to insult somebody because i don't mean to...

Thanks in advance for the answers...

Sinned i can't agree with you Bulgaria played a "small" art of the history...At the period of 7th - 11th century Bulgaria is one of the 3 most powerful countries at that time...In 717-718 Bulgaria stops the arabic invasion to Europe at today's Instanbul...

And yes you dont have to study Our history...buy why do we have to know yours?Only because nowadays America is one of the most prosperous countries?
tell me...

Answer 1

I can only talk about my high school days in New York. The curriculum included American history, ancient history, European and world history, biology, chemistry, physics, geography, art, music, a foreign language, English, literature, physical education.

No offense meant, even though there is 1300 years of Bulgarian history, Bulgaria played a very very small part on the world stage. If every country's history was studied, there would be no time for other things.

Have you ever heard of Andorra or San Marino. These are 2 countries in Europe, very few people have even heard of. Do you think children should be taught their history also?

Mett - Bulgaria became an independent country in 632. It did not emerge as a power until approximately 802 under Khan Krum and reached it's peak under Simeon I (893-927).After Simeon's death, however, Bulgarian power declined. By 1018, it had become part of the Byzantine Empire.

Therefore, Bulgaria was a great power from 802-927. 120 years is not a very long time as a power.

Answer 2

I'm afraid you've had to go a long way back to point to Bulgaria's high water mark as a world power. America, for better or worse, is influencing the direction of the world right now, and people in Bulgaria or anywhere will understand the present world better if they know something about America. It's not just history but social studies. A lot of it isn't relevant to you (I hope you didn't spend too long on the civil war), but some of it is more relevant to you than 8th century history is to anyone else today. I would guess that if Americans study WW1 then they should learn something about the Balkans.

Don't feel bad - surveys show a huge number of American teens barely know their own history, let alone other countries'.

Answer 3

i think the European schools are probably way better... in the state of WA the schools are terrible... all the things i learned was outside of school.. i mean yea we learned american history but when i think about it... we learned about nothing but the american revolution until we got to the 8th or 9th grade... which there really isnt alot to know about the american revolution... in history class.. i had to learn most of my history outside of school. and im sure maybe the private schools in america are possibly teaching the kids about some of the history in Europe other then WW1 and WW2. i think if anything we should learn alot more about other countrys history. i mean so much has been done in Europe. and so little has been done in America. i dont mean we should abandon American history im just saying we learn too much about 1 war. did u know i never even knew about the Alamo in Texas until i saw the old movie with john wayne in it... and that wasnt even that long ago. youd think that they'd teach us alittle about that in america

Answer 4

In the US, high schools are run by local school districts. I imagine that school districts in Westchester, NY or Newton, MA are better than most schools you will find in Europe. But high schools in most locations in Alabama or North Carolina will be far worse.