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"She surveyed hundreds of exchange students and found three major points that they all agreed on. The students all said that in their host countries: School is harder. There's less homework but the material is more rigorous. People take education more seriously, from selecting the content to selecting the teachers. Sports are just a hobby. In the U.S., sports are a huge distraction from the business of school, but that's not the case in other countries. Kids believe there's something in it for them. The students in other countries deeply believe that what they are doing in school affects how interesting their lives were going to be. Even if they don't like a class, they see their education as a stepping stone to their future."
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