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Originally Posted by JJ_BPK
In the UK kids finish school at 16. Unless they go to college, which gives them another couple years to mature.
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Sir, I believe you forgot to mention that some European countries have a more differentiated school system than the US. AFAIK the legal age in the US to drop out of high school is 16. The legal age to finish one's secondary education in England is also 16. In England the kids will have something to show for it, a diploma called the GCSE. The question of how much this is worth in today's economy is, of course, another question entirely. Many students with the inclination and parental backing to do so will elect to continue their education for another two years. This is called "sixth form". Upon graduation they will then usually be 18 years old, just like your average American HS student.
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I also think the kids are taught from grade school that they need not work, because the system will provide, so there is little incentive to excel.
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This has not been my experience coming up in the European school system.