system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5:Why do eastern countries (e.g Philippines, Japan) focus on discipline, honor and excellent grades more than western countries (e.g America, Canada?)
gpt
Because western countries focus more on creativity, individual achievement and social development? Many eastern schools produce children who can recite facts but not know how to use them. Many western schools have kids who are great at creative thinking but can't participate in a formal setting. Neither is strictly superior to the other.