by Andreea Dumitru » Wed Jul 03, 2013 5:17 pm
Absolutely, particularly since I was able to visit most of the partner schools. Without a doubt, the school systems are very similar (which is not surprising at all, considering the shared history and also the general tendency towards a similar European educational framework) but it was interesting to note the differences, which, in many cases, such as Sweden, for instance, were mostly related to a shift of the educational purpose (namely, in some countries, such as Romania, the emphasis is still, in many respects, on how much information students are supposed to accumulate, whereas in other countries the focus is more on the practical abilities that students are supposed to master, and which are meant to help them in their adult lives, as well).