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Originally Posted by HarryT
Which, with the greatest respect, astra, merely goes to emphasise the point that it's the system you grow up with that seems "right".
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Not really.
In Soviet Union education was absolutely free.
In Israel, I believe, it was very similar to the USA model.
In both systems, however, you had to pass tests in order to be accepted.
You had to pass certain level of tests in order to be able to stay in, and continue. If you didn't pass the tests in SU, you were kicked. As simple as that. The consequences in your life were very unpleasant to say the least.
In Israel, they didn't really care whether you pass or not. You pay money, they teach you. You don't pass a test, you have one or two more opportunities then you get kicked out. No one was talking about equal opportunities. One bad student cannot lag a whole class of students who desire to learn and get a lot for the money the paid.
So, I have seen 2 different approaches. I think (not sure, I left them in 1992) that xUSSR has a similar model nowdays as in Israel or in the majority of countries in the Western World. You want to study? Pass test, do you best to achieve certain grades and pay money for it.