American stereotype

How do you mean more active? What are the schools like in China?

The Chinese students are asked to be disciplined,not allowed to do this and not allowed to do that.High schools in China are more like a cemetery or a barback.American high schools are much more free than those in China.Students in America seemed can do a lot of things they want and are more active to the activities.

I see. Sounds rough, really. But certainly has its advantages though as long as you are able to be "free" and have activites you desire outside the school.

It is not moraly correct to be open about it or doing it? And does that morally incorect standard come from students or parrents?

Well it is morally incorrect to our society..oour society still have many conservative people..

Well our society was still old fashioned not so long ago. Changes can happen fast.

yes, you're right..the only constant here is change..but hope the changes would be in a better way...

Thanks. Btw, do you think that such movies help making a negative image on American youth? I mean I know they can not be 100% truth but I thin they can create a certain image in the person (non US) that watchess them. I never believed that the situation is as shown on the movies but one thing had stuck in my brain that is often showed in these movies - the level of education in highschools, as shown in movies it is equal to our primary school level, I am sure that can not be the case, but it makes a strong stereotype.
A lot of my generation thinks that Americans are stupid (no offense, I do not share the opinion/stereotype) and I do think that this belief comes out of movies. (I went offtopic in my own debate huh, but this just hit me).

It's not that it's negative, but misleading I think. I never realized people might see this and assume we are all like that in school. At the same time this type of stereotyping does exist in some schools in other places in the US. I personally didn't experience this (not to that degree anyway). I used to laugh at these portrayal of American youth but as I said, in The Bronx (New York) where I grew up, life just wasn't like that. And even in more suburban environments I don't think things are exactly like the movies.


The thing is there is some truth to the movie stereotypes, I think it is more exaggerated in the cinema though.

Overall we are not stupid but the general level of education is declining here. There are many factors for that though. We are so caught up in materialism, education has become less important for our youth of today. Our educational system is failing our youth as well. It just isn't "cool" to be smart anymore, a sad fact I think needs to be revolutionized.

The entire nation is slowly getting "dumber" if you ask me.

This not beeing "cool" if you are smart thing is becoming popular everywhere if you ask me. I am seeing this here also. It is just more cool to insult a teacher than actually learn something, I never thought I would ever say this but schoolkids have too much rights nowadays and can get out with almost everything. I wanted to be a teacher once but seeing the situations now I would newer imagine it.

I'd teach younger kids. Get em while they are still young and willing to learn.