How many times have you been compared to somebody else? Each person or thing has its own flaws and aptness; these differences make one person better than the other. Just like different people, different countries have dissimilar high school education systems. The Canadian high school education system is better than our American one because, it has a different setup, gets better funding, and prepares students for their chosen career field. Although there are similarities between these two systems, the differences are the reason Canada’s education system surpasses the Unites States.
The United States and Canadian system may have differences, but they also have similarities. One similarity according to data.worldbank.org, is that both countries …show more content…
For instance, the United States formal education system was developed after the American Revolution. Only wealthy parents could afford to pay for their child’s education. The schools during this period were religion based, thus many parents didn’t want their children to go to school because it be teaching students another religion. According to servintfree.net, “Jefferson was the first American leader to suggest creating a public school system. His ideas formed the basis of education systems developed in the 19th century.” Jefferson also believed that the government should regulate the public education system free and accessible to anyone, no matter what rank he/she had in society. According to servintfree.net, Jefferson mainly wanted a school “free from religious biases” because numerous religions were followed in the U.S. The United States public education system influenced other countries to also change their education system. I believe in the near future, the United States will have a better high school education system to help prepare students for the real world. Accordingly, in Canada they had many religious church schools funded by the French governor. In 1763, the British defeated the French and Canada came under the British rule, thus the church school had no more funding. During the 19th century, many Canadians were unable to read and write. According to education.stateuniversity.com, “the alarming number of illiterate children and adults in Canada during the nineteenth century spurred reform attempts among educators that recommended the creation of nondenominational elementary and secondary schools open to the young of all religious sects.” This lead to many new schools being created, including the Canadian public school education system. In the beginning the Canadian education system wasn’t so good, but they were motivated by the
The United States and Canadian system may have differences, but they also have similarities. One similarity according to data.worldbank.org, is that both countries …show more content…
For instance, the United States formal education system was developed after the American Revolution. Only wealthy parents could afford to pay for their child’s education. The schools during this period were religion based, thus many parents didn’t want their children to go to school because it be teaching students another religion. According to servintfree.net, “Jefferson was the first American leader to suggest creating a public school system. His ideas formed the basis of education systems developed in the 19th century.” Jefferson also believed that the government should regulate the public education system free and accessible to anyone, no matter what rank he/she had in society. According to servintfree.net, Jefferson mainly wanted a school “free from religious biases” because numerous religions were followed in the U.S. The United States public education system influenced other countries to also change their education system. I believe in the near future, the United States will have a better high school education system to help prepare students for the real world. Accordingly, in Canada they had many religious church schools funded by the French governor. In 1763, the British defeated the French and Canada came under the British rule, thus the church school had no more funding. During the 19th century, many Canadians were unable to read and write. According to education.stateuniversity.com, “the alarming number of illiterate children and adults in Canada during the nineteenth century spurred reform attempts among educators that recommended the creation of nondenominational elementary and secondary schools open to the young of all religious sects.” This lead to many new schools being created, including the Canadian public school education system. In the beginning the Canadian education system wasn’t so good, but they were motivated by the