Similarities Between Cuba And The United States

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Kenia Tolosa
Mrs. Yvette de La Vega
English Composition II
2 December 2015
“Schools in Cuba Vs. in the United States” Both countries, Cuba and the United States offer extensive studies to everyone who wants to have a good future in their lives. Education in both countries focuses on the deepening of knowledge in primary education. Furthermore, in both Nations is free at this time; no matter the place where you come from, the economy or race that you have. In both Nations, the education is provided for children with special needs. In addition, both countries provide training to teachers for both, children with disabilities and those who do not have these requirements. However, for me, the prospect is quite another. The education system
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Furthermore, they are taught pedagogy and psychologies before access a classroom for the first time. Moreover, it doesn’t matter the place in the island you are; all the students had an identical curriculum. In addition, the students there had the same teacher for at least four years. This gives the students and the teacher the opportunity of knowing in a superior way to each other. Besides, gives the teacher more confidence to work better with the potential of the student. For parents, the story is also very different. They have access daily to the teachers of their children. This gives them, a better understanding of how your child is academically. Besides they have the opportunity to help to a greater degree with any difficulties that they may …show more content…
Since an early age, our children are taught to use all that technology, removing the opportunity to think for themselves. I also know that we have the fault in this too, I cannot just blame the schools or the system. Maybe that's why in Cuba's education is more complete. There, where there is almost no development, people have to learn to think without the help of a computer and their programs. There, Cubans have to be prepared with only a notebook and a pencil. In addition, they have to study without the comfort of a car to take you to school and no air conditioning inside the schools. I would like to see some day, the best of both countries together; working in a better future for our

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