Students at the John Hopkins University collaboratively decided to opt out of their final since the professor set his curve based on the highest score grading it as 100%. They chose to receive a score of zero, making it the highest grade and thereby getting 100%.
34
In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
7
Eminem repeated the 9th grade three times.
27
An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
32
In China, teachers allow children to sleep in class for around 20 minutes to help improve their learning.
13
Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
13