In an article written by Kara Miller titled, My Lazy American Students, it states that international students have higher work ethics, than Americans. Kara Miller argues that international students have better time management skills, continuously strive for better grades, and will continue to excel no matter the circumstances. While American students, who have several makeup chances, still tend to not take advantage of opportunities, are distracted by technology, and excel enough just to pass. In my opinion, the statement made by Kara Miller is true. International students tend to achieve higher in school, than American students due to better work ethics. International students have better work ethics, in order to prove their worth within the American Country. In Kara Miller’s defending post to, My Lazy American Students, she states, “it may be, as many have said on the Globe website, that international students who come here represent their country’s best and brightest and that comparing them to American students is …show more content…
Kara Miller, was not incorrect in her discoveries, but it is not the American student’s fault. Compared to international educational systems, the American system is frail. It is improper to compare, an international student to an American student based on educational differences. If the American is most likely to fail our own educational courses, shouldn't we adapt to international ways? International students are straightforward within the education, whereas us Americans, have more distractions, and not as influenced to value education as other countries. We are not handpicked, but all clustered together. We do not have top notch teachers, but teachers who could perhaps fail the students. We do not enforce time management. International students do have a better work ethic due to the society they were raised, compared to the American