TherearemanydifferencesbetweenAmericanstudentsandStudent’sfromothercountries.Someofthesedifferencesareculturaldifferencesthatstemfromthewaypeopleallovertheworldlookatthemselvesandtheirrelationshiptoothers.ThetypicalAmericanstudentstudiesonaveragebetween12to20hoursaweek.ThisisverydifferentwhencomparedtomostAsiancountrieswherestudentscanstudyup40to60hoursaweek.

　　Americanstudentsalsospendalargeportionoftheirtimeparticipatinginextra-curricularactivitieslikeAmericanFootball,CheerleadingandVolleyball.WhiletheseactivitiescanbeavailabletostudentsinothercountriestheyarerarelypursuedwithasmuchenthusiasmasAmericanstudents.ThisisbecausetherearegreaterandmoreplentifulrewardsforathletesintheUnitedStatestheninmostcountriesandtherearemanyopportunitiestoexcelatmanydifferentlevelsi.e.HighSchool,Collegeandminorleaguesportingteams.Americanstudentsareveryindependentintheireducationalgoals.Theystudyaloneanditisconsideredamatterofpridetosucceedwithoutthehelpofothers,thisusuallybreedsfiercecompetitionamongstudentstooutachieveeachotheronassignmentsorintheclassroom.Thisisverydifferentamongstudentsfromothercountrieswhereacollaborativeenvironmentiscreatedandstudentsnaturallytendtohelpeachother.

　　Insomecountriesexamsaregivenandasmallgroupofstudentsareaskedtoworkonittogether.ThisprocessofcollaborativelearningisjustbeginningtobecomepopularintheUnitedStates,butisalreadylookeduponastoodifferentfromwhatisconsideredtraditionaleducation.Americanstudentsusuallyhaveaparttimejobwhilestudying,andthereisusuallynouniformordresscodeassociatedwitheducationintheUnitedStates.EducationintheUnitedStatesisfreeuntilyouare18yearsold,butcollegeispaidforthroughscholarships,grantsandloans.InsomeothercountriesSchoolisalwayspaidfor.Andstudentsmustwearuniformsthiscanmakegoingtoschoolveryexpensive.

　　TherearemanysimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenAmericanstudentsandstudentsfromothercountries,andthatiswhatmakeslearningsuchafunthingtodo.