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Lesson from Yugoslavia Ruth Waugh c OMPARING CULTURES and the educational systems that reflect these cultures can be merely a passive intellectual exercise from which one emerges unscathed; or it can supply insight which bridges the gap between complacency and understanding. As an American traveling in Yugoslavia, one cannot escape the agony of being an exceptional child. You may have entered the university at sixteen and have a Phi Beta Kappa key in your bureau drawer; but suddenly you are mentally handicapped. Simple daily activities are fraught with humiliation and distress. You stand in a line before a ticket booth in the bus station practicing the name of a sea coast town. Suddenly it is your turn, and you pronounce the name slowly and distinctly. The ticket agent frowns. You try again. The frown deepens. Desperately you unfold a map and point to your destination. The frown is replaced with a smile and a verbal barrage you do not under- stand. Is he asking you whether you want a return ticket, saying you are in the wrong line, or asking for money? You stand stupidly while the murmur of impatient travelers behind you grows, and the agent says in
Academic Therapy – SAGE
Published: Dec 1, 1974
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