Big difference
1. Product vs Process
Students too exam focused and get an exam result instead of the process of learning and thus deep understanding
Students dont actually really KNOW or Understanding anything...they just remember stuff.

2. Culture of reading.....to broaden general knowledge and critical thinking....
it is so lacking that the it puts one set of students wayyyyyyyyy behind others..
I have seen 8 year old in other countries with far better general knowledge than a 20 year here....its scary how much they do NOT know.

The disparity is enormous...woefully sad.

Reading is just an exam chore.....it so sad