I have suspected that learning to think and learn rather than learning to be a parrot is an American tradition that only exists in other places that have some degree of  freedom of speech.  I don't know how Bulgaria is positioned on freedom of speech but it wouldn't be surprising, since so many countries in the world are quite conscripted in this area, that the academic tradition reflects the political tradition where communication and learning are concerned.  Do you think I am way off the beam?