Education in the Two Different Worlds

By:Patricia ChaconTarun Mendoza

DemocracyO ''Government of the people, by the

people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth''

PoliticsO The people are the primary source of

political power O The people elect who they want to

represent them in office.

EducationO Generally there is free public

educationO Equal opportunityO Generally free to choose educational

optionsO no one left behind

EconomyO Can have higher paysO Governmental aid in times of needO However, sometimes there is too

much dependence

SocietyO Civil rights O Freedom of speech O The right to ownedO Strive for a better life

CommunismO ''To each according to his abilities, to

each according to his needs''

PoliticsO DictatorshipO Communist Party is the only legal

political entityO Government controls production

EducationO Will most likely have public

educationO Education for the purpose of making

people good communistsO Focus mainly on educating youth

EconomyO Sometimes there is equal pay no

matter the occupationO Less poverty ratesO More equality to everyone else

SocietyO Classless societyO Property not privately ownedO No civil libertiesO No freedom of speech

Median household income in the USA Source: http://pewhispanic.org/files/factsheets/23.pdf

Poverty rates among Hispanic people. Poverty rates for Cubans are generally lower

than for other Hispanics

Cubans in the USASource:

http://pewhispanic.org/files/factsheets/23.pdfO Compared with the rest of the Hispanic population in

the United States, Cubans:- have a higher level of

education - higher median household income - higher rate of home ownership.

ResourcesO Timar Thomas. UC Davis School of Education. Retrieved fromO http://education.ucdavis.edu/post/comparative-education-

experience-cubaO Won, Iris. University of Michigan. Retrieved from

http://sitemaker.umich.edu/won.356/homeO Yale University. Retrieved from

www.yale.edu/macmillan/lais/resources/MariaValentin.pptO Lauren Clark. December 18, 1998. Education in Cuba. Retrieved

from http://www.tulane.edu/~rouxbee/kids98/cuba4.htmlO February 22, 2012. California Department of Education.

Retrieved fromO http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/cohortrates/GradRates.aspx?

cds=00000000000000&TheYear=2010-11&Agg=T&Topic=Dropouts&RC=State&SubGroup=Ethnic/Racial