>>12379085>I assume you study math?I am, though I'm planning to go into politics because I hate myself.
>Tutoring engineering studentsPhysicists are infinitely better than engineers to deal with, just because they tend to think in a similar way. Honestly, I value theory mainly because it's the most intellectually fulfilling part of math.
>It seems highly location dependent for you guysIt is, since states tend to have enough autonomy and independence to control their own public schooling systems. I don't think that's a bad thing in itself, though.
>You could never get AP or community colleges here, talented people pretty much have to beg around for money to competeThat is pretty bad. Is there no way to work with universities/colleges while in the public schooling system, or does it just cost a prohibitive amount of money?
I think Western Europe has plenty of AP/IB content, but I know little else.
>That education systemI stand corrected, and would then say that the US has very poor education for a first world country. If you're privileged here, you can go pretty far (I had the luxury of homeschooling, since math basically runs in my family).
Eastern Europe just seems to be worse off in general, since the fall of the USSR and the ensuing political instability really did a number on it.
>Very few people are qualified to teach their childrenMost homeschooling consists of families forming co-ops and basically starting up their own little private schools. You can also get books for kids, since some of them are very good and designed for self-study (Art of Problem Solving is a good example series). The real issues are that homeschooling takes up a parent's time and patience, possibly also money.
>Nepotism and party allegiance is pretty much the only way to get a permanent teacher position hereIs there one specific party that controls education, or is it more that different parties have influence over different schools, and appoint favorites to the positions?
