Education system is the most important point which differs in each country. Comparing education system between Canada and my home country (Turkey,) shows a lot of differences. First, education starts from age seven and each student has to finish grade 12 which is free and compulsory. There are many different subjects that have be thought, for example, reading and writing Turkish alphabets, math, social, history, geography, second language and etc. Students begin their studies by memorizing and do a lot of home work which make more pressure to students and their family. The other point is the number of schools and universities do not match the number of students. Generally, most schools are in urban areas, so for children who live in rural areas, it is very hard to go to school. Sometimes they walk to another locations for a long time with difficulties like weather conditions to go to school. Finally, the most important point is the board examination or in the other words, national exam for entry to the university that students are struggling with it for a long time. Now a day the ministry of education and the directory of universities are discussing to solve the problem and cancel the board exam.
Unlike Turkey, Canadian Students start their education from age four or five that means Kindergarten and then, they continue their studies until grade 12 and also it is free. The way teachers use for teaching is different; from the beginning, they try to make students like their school and their new environment. Students play and then learn and they also are encouraged to discover and research so they can understand what kind of subjects they are interested on. They can easily show their talents and it makes them to be more successful in their future education and their life. Teachers do not believe on more homework in primary school, especially in elementary school and it makes some newcomer parents worry about their children because they believe that without homework their kids cannot be successful. Of course in upper grades they get a lot of homework, but these assignments are more likely researches that help them when they enter to university or college. In addition there are a lot of schools, colleges, and universities in every area and it is easy to find a school close to your house, for example in one location you can find more than two elementary or high schools. At last, because of the adequacy of schools, students do not worry about board exam. There is no Canada-wide entry exam for university. If their average mark during high school is high enough, they can continue their education in university and if not, they can go to college and after two years they can go to university. Each country value education in different ways, but the important thing is without education ,a country cannot develop.
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