Eastern culture lacks the (in my opinion excessive) obsession with the Self-Made-Man that Western culture does, and so is much more accepting of the idea that some people are just better at doing things than others.
Yes but then you get this ultra-elite over-focus which is "Excessive" in the other direction.
With "Ultra-elite schools" which are over budgeted monstrosities that do absolutely nothing to educate their students, have no supporting programs, and are often quite abusive and arbitrary.
Now there are exceptions mind you. The first season of No Prince Sama (I forgot the name) the ultra-elite school actually felt like an ultra elite school deserving of the name. It was "Sink or swim" but meant to be that way, as the school was constructed to be a microcosm of the outside industry. Yeah it SUCKED but it was bad in a realistic way.
YET it still had private tutoring and other services to help. Even right down to getting you a mentor if need be.
OR HECK Ouran School which is ALSO ultra-elite but for the insanely rich... and YEAH that school is AMAZING! It actually uses its budget to help the students, right down to hiring only, specifically, the nicest dietitians.
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But then you get other Ultra-elite schools in anime which are just HORRIBLE POS schools that have a budget out the wazoo but you seriously wonder why anyone goes there.
Given they often
A) Don't teach: In fact a lot of them aren't even schools by traditional meaning... They are more extended "Reality show"
B) Kick students out like crazy (Why bother? no really why bother with these schools unless you aren't already a prodigy?)
C) Don't offer mentoring, tutoring, safe-study environment.
D) Let the students run wild and harass eachother as see fit.