The Russian Education System

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Modern society places the responsibility for the comprehensive development of an individual on the education system - specially designed public social institution with an organized system of relationships and social norms that meet the basic needs of society and the requirements of the socialized individual. The education system is individual for each country. While Canadian schools are known worldwide for its academic excellence and exceptional programs to learn English or French as a second language, Russian schools stress formation and development of a common cultural identity, adapting to life in society, and the basis for informed choice and development of the profession. Even though the education system of the two largest countries in the world is different, they hold one common goal: to provide children with the sufficient knowledge for their future in the country. …show more content…
This paper will compare Canada and Russia in terms of the primary and secondary education, school curriculum, learning atmosphere as well as the profession of the teacher itself in order to better understand the function of the system and how it is related to specific characteristics of the

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