Contradiction of Malaysian and the United States Education

No two countries have exactly the same structures in their education systems, let alone Malaysia and the United States. In fact, both countries apply different methods in almost every aspect of the general structures of systems. Because each executes a different system, both countries are also facing different education issues.
To begin, each country’s education system is controlled by different authorities. Presently, the Malaysian education system is fully governed by the Ministry of Education. All states’ Departments of Education are placed under this ministry which indicates that each state must follow the guidelines set by the federal government. Because of this centralized administration, every school in Malaysia uses the same curriculum for each level. On the contrary, no national education system or national curriculum exists in the United States. The federal government does not control what is going on in the schools. Even though each state has its own Department of Educ...