Education in USA, UK, CZ
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EDUCATION IN USA, UK and CZECH REPUBLIC
Two groups: Public and Private
88% of US children attend public schools
Public: no tuition, open to all children from the district, classes for both sexes
USA - don’t have to pay
UK - pay for studying
Private: tuition, children need to wear uniform
USA private school - wear uniform only at private school
UK private school - uniform at all schools
Stages: Primary, Secondary, Higher education
Compulsory:
CZ - 6-15
UK - 5-16
US - 6-16, kinder garden 4-5
- Schooling comprises 12 academic levels = GRADES
Primary
5 or 6 until 11 or 14
Co-educational
Up to 8th grade
7 hours long ending at 3 PM
English, math, writing, reading, history, geography
Secondary
12-18
Over 2000 students
Co-educational
Divided: Junior High School and Senior High School
Junior High School:
- grades 5 or 6 through 8 or 9
- science math, language, history or social studies, arts
Senior High School:
- grades 9-12
- English, math, social studies, science, subject electives: performing arts, computer science, business education, foreign language…
High school education:
6 - 7 hours of class
Lunch - 12
9th grade - begin to plan careers
Dropouts - leaving school at 16
High school diploma - no maturita
Extracurricular activities:
Arts: theatre, music, dance
Media: television, newspapers
Sports: Football, baseball
Music: Chorus, band
Higher education:
Types of US higher education:
1. State College or University - supported by state or local government
2. Private College or University - privately run, smaller than states schools
3. Community College - two-year colleges, many types of degrees
4. Institute of Technology - 4 years of study in science and technology
Levels of Study:
1st level- Undergraduate - only at university
2nd level - Master degree
3rd level - Doctorate degree
Selection system:
High school results: A-D (A=4)
Admissions tests: SAT - scholastic aptitude test, ACT - American college testing, TOEFL - test of english as foreign language
Other: written essays, letter of recommendation by teachers
Tuition:
The most expensive in the world
Ivy League:
Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Yale
UK
Shool is compulsory for children and young people between the ages 5 and 16. The school year is divided into three terms. It starts in September and students have some holidays during the year.
Primary school is for children from 5 to 11 and the teachers are mainly woman. Secondary school is for young people between the age of 11 and 16. ( In some areas there are middle schools (age 9–13 ))
At the age of 16 students take the principal examinations GCSE – General Certificate of Secondary Education. Those who don’t want to study more take GCE. At 18 students take A-level exam ( Advanced level ) It’s the standard examination for entrance to higher education.
Higher education Britain has 47 universities. The most famous and the oldest ones in Britain are Oxford Cambridge and Glasgow and Edinburgh.
University courses last usually over 3 to 4 years.Undergraduates are the students who study for a degree of Bachelor. Then students are gaduates and they can study further to get degree of Master