Comments by "alex smith" (@alexsmith-ob3lu) on "Why China Banned Homework" video.

  1. It’s not weird, buddy. Asia is following the 1950s American style of education of “every able bodied person must go to 4 year college and graduate school.” You only need 20% of young people going into university and then onto a white collar career. The other 80% should be doing a “middle skill set” career such as automotive mechanics, service technician, plumber etc. China is already experiencing a shortage of professionals with middle skill sets, just like America.
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  2. China is in the same situation as the USA. Too many young people going for fewer and fewer white collar jobs. What China is now lacking is “middle skill sets” that America is also lacking too. Seems to me that every nation is following the “American blueprint” of “progress”.
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  3. China is in the same path as the USA. The mentality of sending every able bodied person to university, regardless of the long term costs or whether there are THAT many white collar jobs. In China, it’s stress, overworking your grades, and going crazy with academics. In America, it’s student loan debt and other ridiculous admission standards that is driving society downhill. Realistically, you only need 20% of your youth to go to university. The other 80% should be doing a middle skill set education or some sort of vocational training. Finland, Denmark, and pre-WW2 Germany all had this type of “standard education” model for their youth.
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