Yea, but technically, the GPA is unlimited because you can take outside classes in a community college and have those classes count as AP classes. 4 AP/Honors classes can get you a 5.0, but you can throw in outside classes (I plan on adding 2 in senior year, trying to get a 5.5 if it's possible) and go higher.

About America, Asia and creativity and openness. To be completely honest, I always thought Japan had the right idea when it came to openness and creativity. Over here in America you have groups of people both in and out of the government who are restraining and even trying to choke out creativity. It's really quite sickening because all it is, is them trying to push their morals on to everyone else.

When in fact, parents need to get off their lazy asses and tell their kids what they can and cannot do, and actually enforce it, rather than relying on the FCC to keep quality entertainment that children shouldn't watch off tv.

I know China is a whole different story, but i was mostly pertaining to Japan and South Korea.


I don't care what ANYONE says, it's boils down to shi**y, lazy parents. People are relying on the school systems and television to raise their children, when in fact it is the LAST thing they should count on.

Well, if this is near-flame i'm sorry, but i think it has to be said.

Are you a *BLEEP*ing moron? School shootings and the like are the product of individuals, not society. How the hell do you link economic cycle and school shootings together.

The only conclusion i can come to is that you didn't really read our posts, and just skimmed them. Please, at least read my whole post before accusing me of being the downfall of american power.


FYI everyone, just because america drops to second or third place doesn't mean its *BLEEP*ed. Jesus christ, being second best isn't the worst thing to happen.

So please, yours is the only "closed minded" thing i have seen on here.

Read a *BLEEP*ing book, the world isn't as black and white as you seem to think.

He isn't linking economic cycles and school shootings. He's linking the media to school shootings. America concentrates on the wrong liberties nowadays, which lets a lot of things go wrong.

And yes, American power is beginning to downfall. It's inevitable. And it isn't just second and third anymore. The only thing it's first in now is pretty much purchasing power parity.

No, the world isn't black and white. But America is starting to fall out of the "white" area and into the "gray".

In a place with the most murder in the world, I'd have to disagree, it is society's work.


20th place in terms of education in high school, last time I checked. Then again, it's really not fair because America has more retards (no, seriously).

Sure it has more retards. The difference is, these retards were born that way. Their parents don't bring them up correctly, and you have a recipe for retardation. You can't really put the blame squarely on anyone. It doesn't fit. The government has to do with it, the kids themselves have to do with it, and so do their parents, the media, and all those things.

Which brings me back to my first post here although I put a bit more blame on the individual.

America also tests all school children and i think i remember reading somewhere that Japan and China only test those in the highest percentile.

I could be wrong though, this isn't a recent find by me.