It all depends on the student's upbringing, the class size, the class arrangement, the mode of teaching and more.
Being a student, I would definitely want to learn and understand more about my surroundings and studies.
If I were to be in a European classroom, as the author had previously mentioned, I would be more mature, confident and very passionate.
In this classroom, i would most likely be more knowledgeable than many others.
This is because in Europe, people are more active and informed.
Also, European classrooms would probably have students of various races and countries.
Since everyone there speaks and acts differently according to their culture, they might also be able to accept and adapt to their surroundings.
This will enable them to gain the skill to survive and co-operate with others in the future.
Students come from different backgrounds, all over the world. What they do, how they speak and how they react to things all depend on their upbringing.
European classrooms have more choices on their subject combinations, they have lesser examinations per year unlike Singapore's education system.
In this kind of situation, it would be compulsory for students to communicate well with and understand each other, this means that they may have to speak a common language. The benefit would be understanding another language.
Also being in a different country, I myself would get a wider perspective of what my peers think and understand how they feel.
After reading the author's comments, I am glad to understand that the students there very willingly choose to help one another study for examinations.
I'm sure that most students with very supportive teachers are most likely to be able to speak and voice their viewpoints coherently. They might even be able to surpass many, in terms of academic results,class participation and much more!
However, this might not apply to everyone. Different people have different behaviour and temperaments.
In a Singaporean classroom, students take their academic results very seriously.
The education system in Singapore is very exam oriented, it is multi-racial and strives for excellence leaving little time for creativity.
Students in Singapore's classroom environment would experience certain stress as they may be unable to understand certain topics.
Creativity may not be as expressive as students from the European countries as students in Singapore are more conservative.
I am sure that students would be able to absorb infomation easily with the help of their very efficient and professional teachers.
As a student in Singapore myself, I understand that if a student is in doubt, he or she would not hesitate to clear it.
Although the school provides very supportive teachers and varieties of subjects, I must admit that not every student would be willing to learn whole-heartedly. Everyone has different desires to learn.
I am very sure that both classrooms would have students with both good and bad behaiviours. However, I would prefer the European countries as student would get to express themselves easily with confidence and the ability to speak up.