I agree with everyone above. The current school system and the college entrance process award jumping through hoops, and turning in on time every piece of paper assigned by the teachers even though what students write on these papers have nothing to do with real learning.
This kind of school system doesn't foster creativity; it also doesn't cultivate solid basic skills. We are all too familiar with the stereotypes that Asian countries focus on rote memory, and (some) European countries focus too early on learning a trade and ignore a liberal arts education. I think the American schools need to open their eyes and see how wrong we are about other countries' education systems and how far behind we have become.
