TheAmericaneducationsystemPartone--publicandprivateschoolsParttwo——SchoolagePartthree——TheschoollifePartfour——AmericancollegetypePartone--publicandprivateschoolsPublic-privateeducationsystem•AmericanschoolsaredividedintopublicandprivateschoolsandthepublicschoolsystemislargebecauseithasAmericangovernmentfunding.Mostofthecountry‘s90%studentsareenrolledinthepubliceducationsystem.Thefederalgovernmentalsohasaministryofeducationbutthefunctionisdifferentfromthatofourcountry.ThedepartmentofeducationtheUnitedStatesdepartmentofeducationisaeducationpolicyresearch&advisorybodyresponsibleforsettinguptheeducationpolicybutnotparticipatingintheimplementationwork.Donotregulatelocalschoolssotheeducationqualityofthecountryeducationresearchtheeducationbill...It'sallbigRole.Publicschool•America'seducationisallplannedandenactedbystategovernmentsandthefederalgovernmentdoesnothavetheauthoritytoregulateit.Publicschoolsarefundedbythestategovernmentandthefederalgovernment,whichisregulatedbystategovernmentsandissubjecttotheeducationlawsenactedbystatelegislaturesPrivateschool•PrivateschoolsarebasicallynotsubjecttoanygovernmentregulationbutpolicyhasinfluencetotheschoolparentsandteachersAssociationofPTA(theParentandtheTeacherAssociation)andthegeneralcommunityeducationinstitutionswithprofessionalquality.ThedifferencebetweenpublicschoolsandprivateschoolsThearefivepartstoillustratetheAmericaedu-cationsystem.Thefirstpartisgoalsandpurposeofpubliceducation.InthispartwecantellthattheAmericaneducationsystemisavastandcomplexenterprise.Thesecondpartisaboutpublicandprivateschools.About86%ofAmericanchildrenreceivetheirelementaryandhighschooleducationinpublicschools.Thethirdpartisteachingmethodsandapproaches.Theybelievetheonlyworthwhileknowledgewasinformationthatcoldbeused.Childrenlearnbestbydoingisaruleforlearning.Theforthpartisaboutearlychildhoodeducation.Wecanseethatfreepubliceducationbeginswithkindergarten,usually½dayclassesfor5-yearold.Today,atleast½thechildrenwhoenterkindergartenhavealreadyhadtheexperienceofnurseryschoolorday-care.Thefifthpartisschoolproblems.Moneyispartoftheproblemandthesolution.MostofthemoneytooperateAmericanschoolscomesfromlocalpropertytaxes.OneoffamousPublicschoolUniversityofCalifornia,BerkeleyOneofmostfamousPrivateschoolMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologySchoolageSchoolage1Preschooleducation2Basiceducation3HighereducationPreschooleducationIntheUnitedStates,childrenaretypicallythreetofiveyearsoldbeforetheyenterelementaryschool.Similartodomesticpreschool.Goodpreschoolisoftencrowded,andit'shardtogetintopreschoolattherightageifyoudon'tlineupaheadoftime.Forexample,somegoodpreschoolclassesacceptreservations,andmanyparentsbegintoregistertheirchildrenbeforetheyareevenborn.ItisalsoaremindertoparentsthatintheUnitedStates,schoolchildrenshouldbepreparedinadvance.BasiceducationThisincludesKindergarten,Elementaryschool,Middleschool(Middle,High).Primaryschoolisthesameasathome,for6-year;Middleschoolthree-year;Notquitethesame,highschool,highschoolisfouryears.AlthoughthereisnonationalgaokaointheUnitedStates,universitiesrequirestudentstotaketheSATinordertogetintocollege.Inaddition,thereisnoobligationeducationintheUnitedStates.Indifferentstatepoliciesandlaws,butthestates,includingthefederalgovernmentthisyeartohaveinvestedalotofmoneytotheuniversity,somostofstudentscanafforduntilgraduation.HighereducationAmericanhighereducationmainlyincludesundergraduate(two-yearandfour-year)education,postgraduateeducation,aswellassomevocationaleducation(schoolofmedicine,law,etc.).Theundergraduateeducationismainlydividedintotwo-yearandfour-yearundergraduateeducation.2-yeareducationgenerallyreferstotheinstitutionsofhighereducation,suchascommunitycolleges.Aftergraduation,studentsreceiveAssociatedegree(Associate).Afour-yearuniversityisatermcommonlyreferredtoingeneralterms,withaBachelor'sdegree(Bachelor'sdegree).Comparedwithfour-yearcollege,atwo-yearuniversitytuitioncomparedcommonlylow,andsomecreditscanbetransferredtoafour-yearuniversity,somanystudentschoosefromcommunitycollege,twoyearslatertransferredtoafour-yearuniversity.AmericanUniversitiesandcollegesHigherEducationSomethingAboutStudyingOtherThingsExceptStudyingHigherEducationUniversitythefour-yearundergraduatecollegethetraininginstitutionthetwo-yearcommunitycollegeBacherlorofArts(B.A.)BacherlorofScience(B.S.)fouryearsAssociateinArts(A.A.)AssociateinScience(A.S.)twoyear1.AcademicYearSomethingAboutStudyingLength:9monthsSystem:“semester”systemrecruitstudents:twointakesayearFallsemester(August)Springsemester(January)Credits:120-1302.CourseSomethingAboutStudyingfeshmansophomorecoreclassesattheendofsophomoreyeardeclareamajorfreetochangemajoyinterest3.ClassSomethingAboutStudyingnumberofstudents:20-30shapeofdesks:semi-circlecontent:practicalatmosphere:studentsareveryactivehomework:veryheavy4.ExaminationSomethingAboutStudyingmonthlyexaminationmid-termexaminationfinalexaminationpressureEasytocomeinanddifficulttograduate!1.AccommodationOtherThingsExceptStudyingrentingahouseismorecheaperthanlivingindormitoriesfreshmansopho