Education in Great Britain, USA and Czech Republic
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- lower
- third class
The degrees depends on the results achieved in three-hour
examination and with practical work in core subject.
- sandwich courses – studying with a work
- continuing can be for degree : Master of Art
Master of Science
Master of Philosophy
- it needs 1 or 2 years more
- minority9 go on further – degree of Doctor of
Philosophy
b) USA
Characteristic - in individual states is different
- government gives money to schools
- government has only little control over curriculum
- schools controlled by elected school board ⇒ large difference between schools
⇒ voted by people
⇒ the quality depends on this board
- the beginning of the school year is in each state different, the end is usually in May or June
- school year is divided into three terms or quarters
- at the end of the year they get transcript
- schools divided - pre-school and elementary
- secondary
- higher
Types of schools - Public schools - financed by the state
- these schools are free of charge
- Private schools - high tuition10 ⇒ attended by children of the rich families
- all offer scholarship
- schools sponsored by organisations are much cheaper
- some schools remain single-sex
- they usually wear uniforms
Pre-school and elementary - pre-school include nursery and kindergartens which are up to 5 or 6
and most of them are private
- compulsory education begins at age of 6
- elementary(6-11) and secondary ed. is compulsory
- year is called GRADE
- at elementary school they learn the basic subjects
Secondary education - over 90% of students study till 18
- this study is provided by Middle School(11-14) or High School
- High school is divided into Junior High(12-15) and High School(15-18)
- in some places you can visit specialised sec. schools (science, navy, arts)
- at high schools they can choose several subjects(history, English, math)
- some schools offer different programs of study or opportunity to get a level of academic study known as a track
- high schools organised a lot of programs outside the classroom
- most of them have their own football, baseball team or choir or band
Qualification - when leaving school they are awarded the High school diploma
- after passing the examination they get Scholastic Aptitude Test
- the national examination to enter the college is called Scholastic Aptitude Test
- after the secondary school they can go either to state-funded or private college or university
Higher Education - one third of the students continue on higher education
- the institutions are: Community colleges
Vo-tech
Universities
Colleges
Technical colleges
Community Colleges - for people with High School Diploma
- after two years they are awarded Associate of Arts degree
- semi-professional education, vocational
Vo-techs - vocational technical schools
- the study took 6 months to 2 years
- after finishing people take up employment
Universities and Colleges - applicants11 are selected on the basic of the high-school transcript12 and teacher’s recommendation, some times they can require test results