The Canadian educational system has many differences from the Russian one. I know a lot about education in my country from the preschool to the University. My knowledge about Canadian educational system is not as clear. I am forming my own opinion about Canadian educational system using different sources of the information. I have got some information from my friends and from my son's school experience. I have also gained my own experience while I've been studying English. I can assume now that the main differences between these two educational systems are chances to choose subjects to study in the high schools and in the colleges, the amount of hometask and discipline in the schools and colleges.

Canadian and Russian educational systems differ at the secondary and high levels. Canadian students can choose the subjects to study at these levels. Their options depend on their desires and aptitudes and connect with their future occupations. In Russia, on the other hand, students do not have that opportunity. All subjects are mandatory, and students must study them despite the necessity only limited subjects for their future.

In contrast with Russian teachers, Canadian teachers do not "torture" their students with much homework and try to complete work during classtime as much as possible. Russian teachers do not care about free time of their students, and they try to give more and more information and knowledge, and students are usually given many tasks to study at home and in the libraries.

Finally, in my opinion, the main difference in these two educational systems is the behavior of the students that depends on teachers' management. Canadian students have much more freedom than Russian students do. There is less subordination in Canada. Students communicate with their teachers openly and friendly without any ceremonies. Conversely, in Russia, students should stand up when a teacher enters a classroom. Also, they need to rise their hands when they want to ask or request something and wait for a teacher's permission to do that . Discipline in Russian schools is much stricter than in Canadian schools.

Considering the different cultures of these two countries, I can't say which educational system is better. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages. But I do know that they both want to give excellent and strong knowledge to young people and create a constructive and intellectual new generation.