My Country: Academic Laurels are overrated?

"And if this issue is not addressed properly, it then becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy Then every school has the audacity to have policy on equality" -Sulibreaks How many "A" grades did you get, which were never asked for when applying for a job? How many times have you remembered something 5 minutes just after the teacher said: "Stop writing" Only to receive your results a month later to realize that you were only 1 mark short of the top grade? Does that mean remembering 5 minutes earlier would've made you more qualified for a particular job? Well, on an application form it would have We all have different abilities, thought processes, experiences and genes So why is a class full of individuals tested by the same means? Introduction Prior to the 19th Century, no organized public education system was in place anywhere in the world. In the United States, an educational system was created in order to meet the manpower needs of the Industrial ...