Education Vs American Education

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Every country around the world is different; by education, language, and its culture, no two countries are the exact same. England a country in Europe only requires students to attend school until they’re 16, as in the United States most students attend school until they’re 18, and then pursue education. Education is a huge part of society, the higher level of education you have, the higher level in society you are because education allows you to get better jobs than no education or little education. Many students look to college from a young age, training to be ready for the test and taking hard courses to prepare themselves. No matter which country you are in or grade all smart students look to college and prepare for college. Students …show more content…
In Great Britain students are prepared for universities by primary and secondary schools, however grammar schools a form of a secondary school preparing for the Britain GCSE a standardized test, has shown great scores. Non-Selective secondary schools have a lower test score and say its rising, but it really isn 't (“Comprehensive Schools Failing.. Says Regulatory). The schools are slowly falling behind on their students so to fix it the Britain testing is getting harder to apply them to advanced life in the future. An article about China named “Inside a Chinese Test-Prep Factory” by Brook Larmer explains how the Gaokao also a standardized test to get into college. Students prepare for the test long before it is actually taken because it is so important. The Chinese families rely on their children to pass the hard exam to make it to college so they can provide for their family, but that puts a lot of stress on the test taker, for example, it says “Teenage suicide rates tend to rise as the gaokao nears”, showing just how much stress is but the on students. As seen many nations around the world prepare their students for college and their future career so they can compete with other excellent students in the …show more content…
They must also take in long hours of studying and years of education to obtain a practice license. Three examples of their daily responsibilities are: Review patients’ medical history and any referrals or notes from doctors or surgeons, Evaluate a patient’s progress, modifying a plan of care and trying new treatments as needed, and Educate their patients and their families about what to expect from and how best to cope with the recovery process (Physical Therapist; bls.gov). In the science fields you must be able to read hard writings and understand them, one article I read on physical therapy had a Lexile Reading Level of 1840 (“Physical Therapy Information; Could it Reduce Hospital 30-Day Readmissions?”). My Lexile score is around 1200, so the article was somewhat hard to understand, but at the same time it was very general. I found it was easier to make a claim out of the article and connect to it, how I would love to have a job in the medical field. I love to challenge myself while helping others at the same time. Physical Therapy is growing at a job outlook percentage of 34% according to the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. That data shows that the job is increasing in demand and as well as increasing the number of people who have a profession in that career, thus increasing global and national competition. Relation back to how education is

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