Université publique du sud aux cayes(UPSAC)

Faculté des sciences de l’éducation(FSE)

Niveau 2

Matière : Anglais Appliquer

Professeur : Steevenson Rosema

Etudiant/Code : Noel Evens / ENO-SE16-2451

Thelusma Wilsonn/WTH-SE16-2495

Subject: Compare the system education from Haiti and United States.

Juin 2019
 Plan

Introduction

I- Haitian Educational System

II- Education in the United States

III- Comparison the both systems

Conclusion
Introduction

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values,
belief, and habits. Educational methods include storytelling, discussion, teaching, training, and
directed research.

Education frequently takes place under the guidance of educators; however learners may also
educate themselves. Education can take place in formal or informal settings in any experience
that as a formative effect on the way one thinks feels or acts may be considered educational. The
medothology of teaching is called pedagogy. Formal education is commonly divided formally
into such stages as preschool or kindergarten, primary school, secondary school and then College
University, or apprenticeship.

A right to education has been recognized by some governments and the United Nations. In most
regions, education is compulsory up to a certain age.
Haitian Educational System

The Haitian Educational system yields the lowest total rate in the education realm of the Western
Hemisphere. Haiti's literacy rate of about 61% (64.3% for males and 57.3% for females) is below
the 90% average literacy rate for Latin American and Caribbean countries. The country faces
shortages in educational supplies and qualified teachers. The rural population is less educated
than the urban.

The educational sector is under the responsibility of the Ministre de l'Éducation Nationale et de
la Formation Professionnelle (MENFP). The Ministry provides very little funds to support
public education. As a result, the private sector has become a substitute for governmental public
investment in education as opposed to an addition. The Ministry is limited in its ability to
improve the quality of education in Haiti.

Education School/Level Grades Age Years

Primary Ecole Premiere (Traditional System) 6–12 6

Middle Lower Secondary (Traditional System) 12–15 3
Middle Ecole Fondamentale (Reform System) 1–9 6–15 9
Secondary Secondary (Reform System) 15–18 3
Secondary Technical Secondary School 15–18 3
Secondary Secondary (Traditional System) 15–19 4
Vocational Teacher's Diploma 3
Tertiary Bachelor's 4–5
Tertiary Master's 1–3
Tertiary Doctorate 2

Education in the United States

Education in the United States is provided in public, private, and home schools.

State governments set overall educational standards, often mandate standardized tests for K–12
public school systems and supervise, usually through a board of regents, state colleges, and
universities. Private schools are generally free to determine their own curriculum and staffing
policies, with voluntary accreditation available through independent regional accreditation
authorities, although some state regulation can apply.

By state law, education is compulsory over an age range starting between five and eight and
ending somewhere between ages sixteen and eighteen, depending on the state. This requirement
can be satisfied in public schools, state-certified private schools, or an approved home school
program. In most schools, compulsory education is divided into three levels: elementary school,
middle or junior high school, and high school.

Children are usually divided by age groups into grades, ranging from kindergarten (5–6-year
olds) and first grade for the youngest children, up to twelfth grade (17–18 years old) as the final
year of high school.

The United States spends more per student on education than any other country.

General level (or category) Level Age

Preschool Pre-kindergarten 3–5
Compulsory education
Kindergarten 5–6
1st grade 6–7
Elementary 2nd grade 7–8
school 3rd grade 8–9
4th grade 9–10
5th grade 10–11
6th grade 11–12
Middle
Junior high 7th grade 12–13
school
school 8th grade 13–14
Freshman/9th grade 14–15
High Sophomore/10th grade 15–16
school Senior high
Junior/11th grade 16–17
school
Senior/12th grade 17–18
Higher education
First year: "freshman year" 18–19
College Undergraduate Second year: "sophomore year" 19–20
(University) school Third year: "junior year" 20–21
Fourth year: "senior year" 21–22
Graduate school
Ages vary
(with various degrees and curricular partitions thereof)
Continuing education
Vocational school
Ages vary
Adult education
Comparison the both systems

1. Language as a Barrier

Just as English is the primary language of the U.S. education system, the Haitian education
system’s primary language is Creole. Unfortunately, this can sometimes isolate children of poor
families who do not know Creole and who are not able to participate in even the most standard
educational opportunities. To make matters worse, the entrance exams required to get into
secondary education are not in Creole but in French, the language of Haiti’s elite administrative
and government officials.

2. Parents Have a Choice to Make

In the United States, many parents wrestle with the choice of whether to send their child to
public or private school – one funded by tax dollars or requiring a tuition, one with secular
teachings or a religious affiliation. In Haiti, parents have the same choices in many cases, but due
to extreme poverty levels that the majority avoids in the United States, Haitian parents often
can’t make the choices they would like. About 90 percent of schools in Haiti are private and run
by for-profit, non-governmental, and religious institutions.

3. Teachers Face Struggles as Well

It’s not uncommon in the United States to hear about the struggles of teachers. They deeply care
about their students and want to give them the best opportunities possible, but a lack of funds
often gets in the way. Teachers also often operate on a poor salary and use a portion of that
salary to purchase items for the classroom. The same can be said for teachers in Haiti. Teachers
are often underpaid and asked to take on large responsibilities, some of them teaching upwards
of 100 children at once.

4. No Education, Fewer Job Opportunities

As more students in the United States take on college debt in hopes of a better job in the future,
Haitian students recognize that, without education, they won’t have many career options. While
American resources allow our children to pursue their dreams, even if there is a little struggle,
Haitian children often do not have the same luxury. If they cannot afford the out-of-pocket costs
for higher education, they resort to a life of agricultural or similar work.
Conclusion

An education can mean everything in the United States and the same is true in Haiti. Education
determines your quality of life in so many ways, but the differences between an educated life and
an uneducated one in Haiti is so much more dramatic than in the United States. In Haiti, it can
mean the difference between survival and starvation.

Though not so far apart on the map, the education system in Haiti and the educational system in the
United States are extremely opposite when it comes to organization, technology, and finance.
The difference between the structure of the educational system in Haiti and the United States are the
following ones: Schools in Haiti are divided in four levels: Primary, Secondary, Vocational and Technical,
and University. On the other hand, United States’ structure has the following levels; Kindergarten,
Elementary school, Middle school, High school, College and University. Schools in Haiti have a different
educational system than the United States. Students remain in the same classroom for the whole day. In
contrast, in the United States students go to different classrooms during the day.

In Haiti there are a few things that are quite different.