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I know that atleast 90% of you guys have absolutely no clue what you're talking about in this situation. I worked for an Indian Consultancy Company in China, while having been brought up from USA and went to a US college. The oddity of this is why I uniquely understand what 90% of you don't. It's not that the schools are rigid or they force obedience that's causing the problem. Although they do. The true cause of the problem, as the article lightly points out is they are punished for not being rigid or thinking differently. This is the core of India/China's lack of education. It's not that they have to memorize boring menial stuff, sure we do that in USA too look at a bio major. It's that if they try to memorize it in a unique way or make a game out of the work, they are punished. In fact if they ask a question of why something works the way it does, they are punished. In fact talking at all in class means punishment. This is the crux of the education failure in the east. Japan inclusive, note they're still going through a massive 14 year recession. I would say this instead, be grateful. The only reason you still have jobs and can feed your children is because their education system is so awful. If they ever did catch up, you're too expensive and you're over valued. You can complain all you want about your "American Education" but the reality is the freedom to talk and share information is what this "American Education" is all about, and this and this alone allows you to keep your jobs.