Compare and Contrast Essay
EN101/A Compare and Contrast Essay
Spring 2013
School Life in Korea and America
Education system is one of the most crucial characteristics that define one nation. Furthermore, secondary education system is especially valuable; since one’s self-esteem starts to form during adolescence. Since my parents decided to move to America when I was sixteen years old, I had a unique opportunity to be educated in two different countries, which are Korea and United States in my adolescence. Moreover, this unique opportunity always made me compare the two different education systems that I have been benefited. In fact, United States has exceptionally advanced education system that many developing countries refer to it when they build a new education system. Moreover, Korea also modeled its education system from one in America, when it underwent inevitable change of the education system from modernization. Therefore, education systems from two different countries have many similarities. However, there are much more differences between two education systems than similarities from my experience.
In Korea, high school students are not free to choose their own class and assign their own schedule. They are randomly allocated to their class, which is consisted with about forty students, and it will not be changed until the year ends. Also, every student in that class is assigned to the same schedule no matter what. In this unique system, students do not have to make a journey during the break time to find their classrooms. Instead, they are enjoying their full ten-minute break, playing with classmates and waiting for their teacher to visit their classroom. Moreover, there are a lot of events and activities that students can make cheerful memories with their classmates such as athletic competition among classes and a school excursion; therefore, I can still talk about our pleasant memories of a school trip to Japan or our unfortunate defeat in school soccer tournament, with my
Spring 2013
School Life in Korea and America
Education system is one of the most crucial characteristics that define one nation. Furthermore, secondary education system is especially valuable; since one’s self-esteem starts to form during adolescence. Since my parents decided to move to America when I was sixteen years old, I had a unique opportunity to be educated in two different countries, which are Korea and United States in my adolescence. Moreover, this unique opportunity always made me compare the two different education systems that I have been benefited. In fact, United States has exceptionally advanced education system that many developing countries refer to it when they build a new education system. Moreover, Korea also modeled its education system from one in America, when it underwent inevitable change of the education system from modernization. Therefore, education systems from two different countries have many similarities. However, there are much more differences between two education systems than similarities from my experience.
In Korea, high school students are not free to choose their own class and assign their own schedule. They are randomly allocated to their class, which is consisted with about forty students, and it will not be changed until the year ends. Also, every student in that class is assigned to the same schedule no matter what. In this unique system, students do not have to make a journey during the break time to find their classrooms. Instead, they are enjoying their full ten-minute break, playing with classmates and waiting for their teacher to visit their classroom. Moreover, there are a lot of events and activities that students can make cheerful memories with their classmates such as athletic competition among classes and a school excursion; therefore, I can still talk about our pleasant memories of a school trip to Japan or our unfortunate defeat in school soccer tournament, with my