Education in USA and Moldova

U.S.A. educational system is different in many aspects than in Moldova. Even the first stage of education these two countries differ. American children at the age of five enter kindergardens, which is the beginning of primary education. But in Moldova children go to kindergardens at the age of three or four, when they have five years they have an additional training course for primary education. In USA at the age of six they go to school and study for six years. In Moldova primary education takes just four years. In USA at the age of 12 or 13 they begin secondary education, which continues for six more years through the 12th grade when they graduate from high school. High school covers the same period as secondary education. The first two years (ages 12 to 14; 7 and 8 grades) are called junior high school and the last four years (ages 15 to 18) are called senior high school. In Moldova is much easier, they study just five years in gymnasium. Primary and secondary education is obligatory in both states. Most of primary and secondary education in the USA is public in contrast to private education. Public education is free; it requires no tuition or fees. The public schools are financed by local taxes, district and state governments and by the federal government. The governance of schools is in the hands of local school boards whose members are usually elected by citizens of the school districts. In Moldova after secondary education is lyceum 3 years, after that if children wants he can study in generally secondary school 2 years, in trade school one year, in professional school 3 years or in college 2-5 years much of them arent free. At the 18th age children have higher education: first cycle Lycentiate 3-4 years and second cycle Master 1-2 years. At the 23rd age if they want they study in doctorate 3-4 years and post doctorate. Basically the American grading system is based on ,,C being ,,satisfactory, ,,B being ,,good, and ,,A being the top grade. The ,,D is below average and ,,F or ,,fail receives no credit for the course. However, many schools have simply ,,S for ,,satisfactory, and ,,U for ,,unsatisfactory. In Moldova basicall grading system is on 1 to 10 , when on 1 to 5 is unsatisfactory marks, on 5 to 10 is satisfactory marks. After finishing school in USA at the age of 18, on the average, teen-agers decide whether they want to continue with their education or whether they want to seek employment. Over half of them enter institutions of higher education. Unless

they enroll in technical or trade school this means four years of college that culminates in the Bachelor of Arts(B.A) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree. Most college programs are in the form of what is called liberal arts. This means that over four years student take course in science, mathematics, history, the humanities, political science, economics, sociology, the fine arts, languages, etc. In conclusion I can say that even educational system in USA and Moldova are different they are very important for train future specialists in different fields.