K12

a free education mode from kindergarten to twelfth grade

refers to a proper term designated for primary and secondary schools in current educational system. It has been already widely applied in American and Canadian educational systems. On the other hand

K12 is another kind of elementary education. In the United States and Canada

this educational system has been widely used and has made significant progress. Therefore

in 1998

in order to promote the growth of primary and secondary school children in China

the concept of K12 was introduced. Through the opening of the K12 China primary and secondary education teaching network

K12 education has started its “journey” in China. Compared with the K12 education system developed for many years in the United States and Canada

which has a complete K12 education system

there are many deficiencies in Chinese K12 education needed to be improved and perfected. By analyzing and comparing K12 education between China and the United States

this paper proposes some suggestions to improve China’s K12 education and make contributions to China’ educational system.