Post Secondary Education In Canada

America used to thrive on its education system and that is why it became one of the greatest nations in the world. Education is the backbone of our country, and we must give high priority to improve its current condition. Unfortunately, in the past couple of decades, the education system has been regressing. It has been on the decline and not as effective. The quality of education in a country has an influence on GDP growth, social cohesion and social well being in general. In order to improve the quality of education in the U.S., the following must be taken into consideration: the structure of our education system must be reanalyzed, we must compare and contrast our education system to systems of other countries with higher rankings, and finally, there must be a solution.

A country’s economic system decides its education system. Since China and Canada have different economic systems, China is developing on a diversified ownership economy, while Canada is running its economy by pure capitalism. It is obvious two different education systems run in those two countries respectively. And from my personal experience and some hearing from my friends, I found five main disadvantages of China’s education comparing with Canada’s education.

`Education is the most crucial part of each and every person’s life. But the higher tuition fee is the serious problem seen in America. Student are not able to go to university after completing their high school due to the monetary problems. They are studying till the high school as the education is free up to that level and after that they are compelled to stop their further education. Rising tuition fees is the today’s burning issue of the United States. Removing tuition hurdle allows everyone to achieve their goal. The escalating cost of higher education is causing many to question the value of continuing education beyond high school. Providing world-class education system for everybody is the prerequisite

Canada has a long history of labour education. The main themes in the history of Canadian labour education and how did the purposes and practices of Canadian labour education change during the 20th century will be discussed throughout this assignment.

In the United States, literacy rate for both female and male sits at 99 per cent. This percentage translates into Americans having the ability to read and write and to use basic numeracy. However, over the past years the United States,in comparison to other developed nations has been constantly ranked in the bottom tier for low educational attainment. According to Pearson- the world’s leading learning company-, United States ranks fourteenth out of forty countries in the category of “cognitive skills and educational attainment”. This decline is sadly portrayed through the “32 million adults in the U.S. [that] can not read, [which is] 14 percent of the population...[as well as the] 19 percent of high school graduates who can not read”. Moreover, the rising inability of American students to compete in the global job market is yet another indicator of the growing failure of US education system. There is little emphasis on learning foreign languages or in understanding the relations and operations of other countries. This void in the international job market is now being filled with students from South Korea, Poland, United Kingdom, and Finland. In order for the United States to start effectively competing in the international job market, the spotlight should shift away from the ‘liberal arts versus technical universities’ debate or from the concerns over the debt students accrue whilst attending universities. Indeed, these are problems that need to be fixed but these problems

Aboriginal people represent the fastest growing population in Canada. We have heard this numerous times and statistical data will confirm this fact. Canada’s Aboriginal population increased by 20.1% between 2006 and 2011, compared with 5.2% for the non-Aboriginal population (Statistics Canada, 2012). Aboriginal leaders make mention to the Indigenous population growth many times when urging the Canadian government to make changes to policies in order to address this reality. In particular the Federal government has been called on to make changes to the Post-Secondary Student Support Program. More specifically Aboriginal leaders and advocates have asked for the removal of the 2% cap on post-secondary funding, which has existed since 1996. The Post-Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP) administers federal monies to eligible First Nation and Inuit students who wish to attend college or university. However, with a growing population and a limit on the increase in dollars, many students are not able to receive funding. This has resulted in the discouragement of Aboriginal students to pursue higher education opportunities.

Family incomes are increasing, therefore we can assume that those living with a family income of 100,000 dollars or greater, will be able to fund their children’s education. Students are also maintaining jobs as they attend their post secondary education, and therefore they’re appreciating the value of money and their education. The quality of post-secondary education must be protected, and in order to do this, prices of education may need to increase. Therefore, consideration of the following policy may be crucial for students to continue to attend post-secondary education (Brown

Educating a countries citizen is a paramount goal for both countries. Both countries rank in the top ten for amount of money allocated per student at a primary level with U.S. ranked 4th and Canada ranked 9th. Although there is a significant difference in the amount of my rather than rank with $11,030 spent in the U.S. versus $9,680 in Canada, they remain ranked in close proximity. Interestingly enough, Canada is ranked lower than they United States, 6th and 7th respectively, in graduating students from upper level secondary programs, such as high school or G.E.D. programs (OECD., n.d.). In this case, Canada is more efficient with using less money and getting better results. There can be a multitude of reasons why such as higher expectations, or maybe even a more stringent accountability system. Nevertheless, Canada provides ‘more bang for its buck’ in regards success

In their essay, “The Uses and Abuses of University,” history professors Ken Coates and Bill Morrison explore the heightening disconnect between the concept of supply and demand. In their examination of university degree output versus realistic economic need, the notion explicated is that the Canadian post-secondary education system is burdening students and the economy with tremendous failure. Furthermore, by addressing the imminent strain to attain career relevant positions post graduation, the realized result of overqualified intellects accepting low-income jobs or facing unemployment is portrayed. Geared towards institutions, parents, and those with a passion for education, the candid discourse aims to guide the collective educational wheel back to where it originated. Coates and Morrison employ the use of a personal narrative, credible statistics, and a thoughtful then versus now contrast in order to make the point that the current university system is essentially failing students.

On the surface, Canada’s education system appears to revolve around a well rounded and efficient structure. This notion, however, is far from the truth. Although Canada’s standard system of education may seem like a well balanced and efficient system, there needs to be major adjustments made to repair the holes that it has created.These problems include how schools are demanding students to learn unnecessary information that will not benefit most of them and how schools are preventing many students from doing what they truly desire. The government must change the mindset of our current education system so that it focuses less on mathematical and scientific fields and so that it provides more diverse career paths. Doing so will prevent the further destruction of the creative minds of students.

The linguistic split in Quebec is a shaping factor in the province’s education system. Coupled with government subsidization of private schools, Quebec’s education system is unlike any other in the world. In 1977, the Parti Quebecois government passed Bill 101, stating that every person eligible for instruction in Quebec has a right to receive that instruction in French until the post-secondary level. An exception allows for children to attend English-language public schools if either one of their parents received their education in English in Canada (“Bill 101: Charter of the French Language”). As a result of the bill, the education system has been split up into two separate linguistic education systems; the French education system and the

Roxanne Dubois, chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students refers to the 2012 student protest against raising university tuition fees as a fight to protect one of the most successful systems of post-secondary education in the country. Historically, Quebec has always had a different structure of post-secondary education, a system which encourages accessibility. From a diversity and inclusiveness stand point it is important to ensure that tuition rates are frozen, or ideally diminished, and that the Quebec system rejects the neo-liberal system present in the rest of Canada, and the United States. Education must be considered a public good, not a consumer product. This structure has seen success in countries like Germany, and therefore can work in Quebec.

Post secondary education should be free to anyone in the province of Ontario who is interesting in obtaining it.

Post secondary education should be free to those deserving in Canada. Cost-of-living expenses are high enough, Canada strongly promotes free education and this will provide equal opportunities for all individuals. Firstly, living expenses can range from $5,000 to $15,000 per year! On top of that, students must consider the cost for post secondary school as well. Furthermore, this will ensure Canada's future will have a well educated workforce. If this becomes a rule in Canada, high school students will have initiative to work harder if they do not have to pay. Lastly, 63% of Canadians students to do not attend a secondary education due to high expenses. Knowledge does not come with a price tag! The cure to cancer could be inside the mind of

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