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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you would need to check out alignment issues. That is, do Canadian high school students have a similar curriculum and enter college with the same skills/knowledge as an American high school graduate?  I have a general impression that they finish high school a little earlier/younger and that American students might find themselves repeating material. [/quote]

I attended high school in Canada, and now teach high school in the US, and the alignment was close enough.  They taught us that Britain/Canada won the war of 1812, and the highest level classes weren't precisely aligned with the AP test, and French was the most popular foreign language.  Oh and they teach you to spell colour with a funny U in the middle.  I wouldn't worry about any of that though, it's really close.  I wouldn't say they're ahead or behind in anything.

As far as graduation ages, there are a few states in Canada where you can start K at 4.5 so those kids would be a couple months younger, but not hugely.
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I can't believe I wrote that.  There are no states in Canada just provinces.  [/quote]

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