American reacts to the Australian Education System

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[joshbuilds]

Americans had nightmares of being naked
Australians had nightmares of having no hat

[aileenbell]

No hat no play.. and every school has a uniform requirement.

[YourAussie.swiftie]

4:21 I don’t know if u got it or not but the school year has four terms rather than two semesters and between every term is a two week break and then at the end of the year you have your six week break until school goes back.
As an Aussie I’ve always been so confused by the American school year😂

[TheStevGr]

Also, the Australian system does not use words like freshman and sophomore. All students in high school up to and including year 10 are normally called juniors, with year 11 and 12 known as seniors. When talking about a specific year, we normally just call them by their number such as year eight.

[nevilleapple]

The main difference is that in geography we learn there is more than 1 country in the world .

[willy-bt]

One thing. Hats are a very strict rule at basically every Australian school. Its taken very seriously at all SunSmart schools and sometimes kids are forced to put on sun screen. Also no uniform schools are unheard of in australia

[Pretzil]

It's wild that Americans don't get a long break for Christmas

[AUSSIE_LARRY]

As an Australian student, I think uniforms are great.... except for the fact that pants cost $60 and the rest of the uniform ranges from $40 - $70

[Ricky_Cullen]

Here in Australia, we do have to wear the same shoes. Usually plain black shoes, unless it's sports day, which usually falls on a Friday. We also have a day called Mufty Day every now and then. It's a day where we can wear anything we want, instead of school uniform.

[Self-love_is_crucial]

As an Australian student, watching this video is really funny...

[chrisbower]

So you guys start your school year in the middle of the year. That seems so strange to an Australian.

[Naeema-S]

2:39. it’s the same reason for us Australians. Because we have summer in December, January and February, we get 6 weeks off at the start of December and start school at the start of January. But because Americans have summer in the middle of the year, your school year starts at the end of your summer break. 😊

[millyboop]

As an Aussie, the idea that you guys only get a couple days for term break is WILD!!!
I think if the students were able to have longer breaks (amongst MANY other things) the American education system might function a lot better 😅

[libbypeace]

As a student, and then as a parent, I love school uniforms. They make life easier all round.

[thestranges]

In Australia public schools have things they specialize in like sports, arts, tech which is something to be considered. If your out of the zone for a school you can always try get entry if the child/you have a passion for what they specialize in.

Schools also have different opportunities for their 10-12 students, getting them ready for adulthood, whether that's making sure they can get into the uni they want to enter, or doing VET (Vocational Education Training) which gets you a certificate to be qualified to work in a industry upon graduation, or work towards it.

[KK-sqpj]

And thankfully, no need for active shooter drills in schools. We have fire and lockdown drills.
Unlike the US, teachers are paid a salary for the whole year so no need for second jobs like many in the States.

[metaidentity]

Shoes: Schools actually recommend a particular brand, usually Clarks (an Aussie company) or something similar, and they often have very stringent style requirements to prevent it from becoming a competitive thing. The brands aren't expensive and they're insanely durable.

[kvp]

Great video, very thoughtful and interesting to watch. As an Australian, I appreciated your respectful comments regarding the system here and I found it interesting to learn more about the system in America. Great shoe comments, too!

[Jeni]

School football isn’t really a thing here, like college sports in the US. School sports are more about team spirit, individual achievements and fitness.

[doctorjeff]

A notable difference is that we do not have those yellow school buses. Older kids will take public transport if too far to walk.