Let's Take A Look

How German and American Schools are the Same:

1. The teachers drink Kaffee like it is liquid oxygen
2. No one reads the announcements on the bulletin boards
3. Math books use (often the exact same) useless facts in order to teach new methods using "real world" examples
4. Language books teach by telling stories about children the same age as students in whichever country so that students can "relate" to their studies
5. Everyone's favorite period is lunch

How German and American Schools are Different:

1. When Americans graduate they celebrate by going to the local YMCA. When Germans graduate they celebrate by going to Italy.
2. In Germany you have a class, a class teacher and a classroom like you did in American elementary school all the way through the 13th grade
3. If your teacher in Germany is sick there is no substitute, and thus no class
4. There is a sink in every classroom
   
5. No one checks to see if you did your homework