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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Education in the United States of America,美国教育体系,1,Education in the United States,I.,The goal of education,“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.Teach a man how to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life.”,-Chinese Proverb,The goal of education,is to achieve,universal literacy,and to provide individuals with,educational opportunities.,2,I.The goal of educ,Education in the United States is provided mainly by government,with control and funding coming from,three levels,:,federal,state,and,local,.,Each of 50 states in the United States has its own laws regulating education.From state to state,some laws are similar;others are not.,II.Education a local matter,3,Education in the United Sta,III.Expenditure of Education,Educational funds are from several sources.,Funds for,elementary and secondary schools,come from,3,sources:,about 50%from local property taxes,40-50%from the states,8%-9%from the federal government.,4,III.Expenditure of EducationE,Levels of,schooling,Higher Education,Secondary Education,Elementary Education,5,Levels of Higher EducationSeco,Elementary school and secondary school,In most areas,free public school education begins with,kindergarten classes,for,5,years old.,Almost all the 50 states have laws that require,12,years of,compulsory attendance,at school for children.,6,Elementary school and secondar,In some school system,the 12 grades are divided into two stages,the first 6 grades for,elementary school,and the next 6 grades for,secondary school,.,In other school system,there are three divisions:,elementary school,(grades16),junior high school,(79),and,senior high school,(1012).,7,In some school system,the 12,Education in the United States,Grade,Age,Preschool,Kindergarten,5-6,Elementary School,1,st,Grade,2,nd,Grade,3,rd,Grade,4,th,Grade,5,th,Grade,6-7,7-8,8-9,12-13,10-11,6,th,Grade,7,th,Grade,8,th,Grade,11-12,9-10,13-14,Middle School,9,th,Grade,14-15,8,Education in the United States,10,th,Grade,11,th,Grade,12,th,Grade,15-16,16-17,17-18,High School,9,10th Grade11th Grade12th Grade,IV.Curricula for Students,1.Elementary School,Although the federal government has no national curriculum for education,almost every,elementary school,provides instruction in these subjects:,language arts,;,math,;,penmanship,;,science,;,social studies,;,music,;,art,;and,physical education,.,Physical,Education,10,IV.Curricula for Students1.El,2.Secondary School,Secondary schools offer these subjects:,English,mathematics,science,social studies,and,physical education,.,Most schools offer,foreign languages,.,Spanish,is the most popular foreign language for Americans.,11,2.Secondary SchoolSecondary s,Class atmosphere,is usually relaxed in American schools.,American educator believe that children learn better when they are happy and interested,so every effort has been made to arouse the interests of the individual.,12,Class atmosphere is usually re,Public Schools,Public schools are,locally controlled,.,Firstly,public schools are supported by,taxes paid by all people,whether or not they have children attending schools.,Secondly,they are,free from religious influence.,Public schools educate about,88%,of all American children.,13,Public SchoolsPublic schools a,Private Schools,Most private schools are related to,religious groups,.,In these schools,religious instruction,is part of the curriculum,Today,about,12%,of all American children go to private schools for their elementary and secondary education.,14,Private SchoolsMost private sc,Middle School in U.S.A,15,Middle School in U.S.A15,Standardized Tests,In the last year of high school,students who want to go on to receive higher education have to take some kind of,standardized tests,.,The most popular tests are,Scholastic Assessment Tests(SAT),and the,American College Testing(ACT,),16,Standardized TestsIn the last,SAT,The SAT is a three-hour,multiple-choice exam measuring verbal,math,and reasoning skills.,It is required by most higher education institutions in the United States for the admission to undergraduate degree programs.,17,SATThe SAT is a three-hour,mu,Entrance Requirement of a University or a College,Successful applicants at such colleges are usually chosen on the basis of:,Their high school academic performance,Letters of recommendation from their high school teachers,The impression they make during the interviews at the university,Their scores on SAT,18,Entrance Requirement of a Univ,The Complex System of Higher Education,It comprises,four,categories of institutions:,The university,The four-year undergraduate institutionthe college,The technical training institution,The two-year,or community,college,19,The Complex System of Higher E,The Military Academy,The,only,institutions of higher education funded,by the federal government,are related to the Military.,They are,the United States Military Academy,（陆军学校）at West Point,New York;,the United States Naval Academy,（海军学校）in Annapolis,Maryland;and,the United States Air
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