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Cultural differences make for major differences sometimes.
Some cultures are more about observing and acting immediately. Other cultures are handicapped by lobbies, for example, or politics as a whole.
e.g. France has a major teacher shortage.
It has been talked about forever. Empty promise's were made. Money was spent on research that did nothing to solve the problem. Since I've lived here, the only major change has been to make school obligatory from age 3 to 16. My kid had to do that. I would say it has not helped them much. At age 6 they read at the same level as someone who started school at age 5 or 6.
My son has already dealt with bullying at school. It lasted months. The school called it "teasing". Well, that bully decided to bully a girl instead of my son. Once. He did it once and got sent home for the day.
Denmark saw a bully problem and stopped it in its tracks: conversation is key, speak ao they listen, listen so they speak. Easy to say, hard to do.