United States and South Korea have different education programs. It is important to examine the differences and similarities. First, School year systems in United States and South Korea have both elementary school and high school program. However, United States divides the school system into to two parts that include elementary school (K-6) and high school (7-12), but South Korea divideds into three different schools; elementary school (1-6), middle school (1-3) and high school (1-3). Second, both American students and Korean students need to take college entrance test to study in college or university. The difference is that Korean students only have one time a year which is called Soo-neung, so if the students want to take again, they have to wait until next November, but American students have entrance test which is called SAT, they are able to take this test as many as they want because there are more than one time. Last, United States and South Korea students are using transportation to go to school, but American students use their district school buses or their parents’ cars to attend school. However, Korea does not have district school bus service for students because schools are mostly located in walking distance, so until elementary school and middle school, they walk with their friends to go to school, but in high school, sometimes students have to attend little far away so they have to take buses or subways to go to their schools. There are similarities and differences between education system such as school year system, college entrance test and transportation to school in South Korea and United States.
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Caption: This is a picture of South Korea middle school
Citation: Susan Luzzaro. Sweetwater School District Kids Face Bus Cuts. Sandiego reader. 2012. Web. 13 November 2015
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Citation: Young Soo Son. In Seguipo, the students are using buses for late night 'Popular'. jejuinnews. 2013. Web. 15 November 2015
Capture: Korean students who are taking a bus
Citation: This year there will be no 'Soo-neung cold weather'.."it is going to be warmer than average temperature during these days". EduinNews. 2015. Web. 13 November 2015
Capture: Class room, students are taking Korea college entrance test
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