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The differences and similarities of schools in USA and UK
What is education?
Education is the process of achieving knowledge or learning something
Both in USA and UK education is free for all children from 5 to 18. About 94 percent of pupils in England and rest of the UK, receive free education from public funds, while 6 percent attend independent fee paying. - Both in USA and UK education is free for all children from 5 to 18. About 94 percent of pupils in England and rest of the UK, receive free education from public funds, while 6 percent attend independent fee paying.
- But in the US 10 percent of pupils go private schools, where parents have to pay a yearly fee.
Children’s education in England is normally divided into two separate stages. They begin with primary education at the age of five and this usually lasts until they are eleven. Then they move to secondary school, British children are required to attend secondary school until they are 16 years old. - Children’s education in England is normally divided into two separate stages. They begin with primary education at the age of five and this usually lasts until they are eleven. Then they move to secondary school, British children are required to attend secondary school until they are 16 years old.
- At the age of 16, students write an examination called GCSE (General Certification of Secondary Education). All students are tested in mathematics, English literature, English composition, chemistry, biology, physics, history or the classics, one modern language and one other subject such as art or computer studies.
Educationals stage in UK
- After completing the GCSE, some students leave school and go onto technical college, whilst others continue at high school for two more years and take a further set of standardized exams, known as A level in three or four subject. These exams determine whether a student is eligible for university
In USA at the age of five or six, the children attend elementary school( also known as grade school or grammar school), which last six years. The firs year at elementary school is called kindergarten. At elementary school pupils primarily learn how to read, write and count, they are about 20 to 30 pupils in one class. - In USA at the age of five or six, the children attend elementary school( also known as grade school or grammar school), which last six years. The firs year at elementary school is called kindergarten. At elementary school pupils primarily learn how to read, write and count, they are about 20 to 30 pupils in one class.
- After elementary school, students attend middle school (also known as junior high school) for three years. Then they continue at high school. In some states, students have to stay in school until they are 18 years old. In other states they may leave school at 16 or 17 with parental permission.
Educational stage in USA
At junior and senior high school, mandatory subjects are English, maths, biology, chemistry, physical education and history. Schools also offer optional courses from which the students can choose for example art, modern languages, computers, physical education is a very important subject in the united states, many students participate in sports programs. - At junior and senior high school, mandatory subjects are English, maths, biology, chemistry, physical education and history. Schools also offer optional courses from which the students can choose for example art, modern languages, computers, physical education is a very important subject in the united states, many students participate in sports programs.
Subjects of the schools in USA
In the USA and uk school year and evaluation system are same
School year The school year is 39 weeks long and is divided into six terms: - September to October
- October to December
- January to February
- April to May
- June to July
Evaluation system
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