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For those outside of the US, 8th grade would be about 13-14 years old.

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[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I cant believe how nonsensical the grade system in the US is

In Romania. 8th grade would be 14-15 year olds, which makes much more sense

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 16 points 6 days ago

Why does that make much more sense? A grade number is just a label.

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 days ago

In Switzerland 8th grade is 11-12 year olds haha