Education system of USA

Education system

of USA

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• Education in the USA drastically differs from many other countries. There are 50 states in the country and each of them has its own peculiarities.

• Education in the United States of America is compulsory for children from the age of 6 till 16 (or 18). It involves 12 years of schooling. A school year starts at the end of August or at the beginning of September and ends in late June or early July.
• It is divided into three terms or four quarters.

The American education system consists of 3 basic components: elementary, secondary and higher education.

There is also such a notion as preschool education. At the age of 4 or 5 children just get acquainted with the formal education in a nursery school.

• The whole school year is

divided into three terms/trimesters or four

quarters. American students have winter, springand summer

holidays which last 2 or

3weeks and 6 or 8 weeks, respectively.

• The length of the school year varies among the states as well as the day length. Students go to school 5 days a week.
• They get to school by school bus

• There is a certain pattern of education in the USA, which comprises into three types of schools: public school, private elementary school and private secondary school.
• Only public schools are free and they have their own system in each state. Private schools, depending on the area, require a certain fee.

• Elementary education is available from the age of six or seven. The main school subjects at this stage are English, Arithmetic, Natural Sciences, History of the USA, Geography, Physical Training and several others. Besides learning English, many schoolchildren choose to study different foreign languages.

• Children study at Elementary school till they are 16. After that, they can go to secondary school, which is also known as high school. Many high schools offer selective subjects for those students who want to enter a specific college or university after school graduation.

The most famous American universities are :

Harvard

Stanford

Princeton

• The National Government gives no direct financial aid to the institutions of higher education. Students must pay a tuition fee. This creates a financial hardship for some people. Many students have to work to pay their expenses. The Americans place a high value on education.

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