School is the best place for people to be educated.

Everyone has to go through t

his stage in order to be knowledgeable, so they can be useful in society and sol
ve any problems they encounter. Not only they are educated for themselves but al
so for their countries. Different countries have different systems on how to tea
ch students. Canada's educational system is a perfect and ideal way to ensure th
at students will live successful lives.
Canadian high school students study both compulsory and el
ective courses together. They pursue academic studies based on the achievement o
f credits. In the meantime, they take prerequisite courses that are related to t
heir university studies. Hence, they know the basic fundamentals before getting
in the universities. After completion of required number of credits, the univers
ities take their averages and determine if they are qualified for the studies in
universities that they choose. Even the students' averages are low, they can st
ill go to universities that don't require high averages. Therefore, many student
s can easily study in this highest level of education. However, all courses are
mandatory in Taiwan. High school students study the same courses together no mat
ter what they plan to take in the universities, and thus it is hard for them to
know what they are interested in. After graduation from high school, students ha
ve to write a major exam on all kinds of courses to achieve a score, which deter
mines if they are satisfied for their chosen studies in the universities. Each y
ear, there is a lot of

failure students from getting in the universities and they just quit and go for
the jobs.
Human rights are very emphasized in Canada. Canada never h
as any corporal punishment in any levels of education. At school, teachers do no
t use any violence to punish students. They only warn impolite students verbally
. Because in Canada, teachers have no rights to punish their students physically
, and there not have been complaints about students get hurt in the school. But
in Taiwan, corporal punishment at school is so common that almost no students ha
ve ever been exempted. From grade one through senior high school, the corporal p
unishment exists, and teachers are allowed to carry out the process of it. Stude
nts get punished if they do not achieve as what the teachers say to be "standard
mark" on the assignments, tests or exams. There are reports about teachers that
go beyond the proper limit by hurting the students badly, or sexually harassing
them. Teachers are charged and go to courts. This is ironic that teachers are t
hought to be the most admired people in this country.
Students in Canada study in a way of comfort. They do not
have much pressure from anyone. Parents do not force their children to do over t
he limitation on the children's academic studies. In addition, school assignment
s are not much everyday, but they are very important and useful to finish. Upon
completion of homework, students have leisure time; they like to have fun by wat
ching movies or going out for outdoor activities on weekends to relax themselves
. However, school is a very competitive place

in Taiwan. It can be described as a match between students. After school, most s

tudents take private tutoring to supplement regular schooling in order to get in
to higher level of education, for example, universities. Moreover, after they co
me back it is already late in the night. Then, studying until two or three o'clo
ck, is something quite usual, and they only have a couple of hours to sleep beca
use school starts early the next day. There has been news about students that co
uld not stand such heavy works, and so they chose to quit it by committing suici
de.
 In conclusion, Canada and Taiwan have a lot of unlikeness
on their academic studies. Those three differences mentioned above are which ca
n be pointed out. But most importantly, Canada is a wonderful and relaxed place
to study.