Brief Example of Comparison Essay: educational systems in Kenya and Japan
...ued for economical, social and cultural reasons. Due to poor economy, which depends on agriculture and tourism, it is hard for the people in Kenya to be highly educated. It is startling to know the statistics about education in Kenya, for 90% of all students who graduate from primary school do not continue on to secondary school. After primary school, students must pay tuition to continue studying and in result most of them do not get the chance. Also, there is a social reason. Some rural tribes don’t want their children to continue because they don’t see it relevant to real life. In addition, some students are forced to quite school, especially in rural areas, to work in their families’ farms. In contrast, the Japanese value education highly. Japan does not face economic problems that prevent them from being educated, as Kenya. About 88% of the Japanese population completes not only primary school but high schools as well. Japanese public schools are free, so they have better chances in learning. The Japanese Society values education and it is important for students to receive a University degree, for it affects the entire family because...