I think saying American is rubbish is rubbish when it comes to schools. every state is different and each has a different level of money and curriculum and teachers.
Southern states I think many are easier. New Jersey in school I rarely had multiple choice and did all these essays and things you said.
so for instance I see the highschools in Greece being rubbish..... so can I say that all of Europe is rubbish?
Don't get me wrong. I was talking about Pennsylvania HS. I have only gone to HS here. I've heard that Multiple C tests are the norm here though, but correct me if I'm wrong. There's rubbish schools in Norway as well. I'm just saying I'm glad I got the decent education that I did. Just my subjective opinion. I had some amazing teachers here and I learned a lot, not saying it's a complete failure, just that some changes should be made, in my humble opinion.
IS= I was talking about HS. You do have some excellent universities indeed. But they are also expensive as fuck.