美国教育体系
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Children are allowed to attend classes with kids of various races; schools have equal opportunities for both males & females, & for children with disabilities or handicaps. Now each & every student can get an equal chance to be educated.
Public Education
American public schools have 4 basic characteristics in common:
locally controlled 局部控制 free from religious influence不受规律影响 coeducational 男女同校 publicly supported by taxes通过税收公开支持
Colleges look for stuents who are “well-arounded.”
Grades in high school
Extracurricular activities 课外活动
Scores on tests like the SAT
Text
Tests
• SAT: Scholastic Assessment Test 学术评价测验
• Children develop at individual rates
• Students are taught to be & encouraged to be critical thinkers, creative problem solvers & decision makers.
• The ability to imitate & produce accurate replicas of something is highly valued.
All school systems in the US have 12 years of elementary, middle school and senior high school.
Elementary school
High school
6 years
Junior high school
+
slam
vt.砰地关上（门或窗）；猛烈抨击；使劲一推； 猛劲一摔 vi.砰然关上；猛力打击，碰撞；撞到了一辆卡车 上 n.猛然关闭的声音；猛击 He slammed the gate shut behind him. 他顺手把身后的门猛地关上了。
handicaps
v.妨碍，使不利（ handicap的第三人称单 数 ）；使（某人）行动和生活不正常
Senior high school
2 years
4 years
Junior high school: A difficult period for many children due to the onset of puberty 青春期
The philosophy of the Educational Ladder
Demonstrate their special talents Demonstrate their level of maturity and responsibility
Demonstrate their leadership qualities
Demonstrate their ability to get along with others
American Education System
L/O/G/O
General Introduction
Americans are proud of the fact that the
window of knowledge is never slammed shut for any of the nation’s citizens.
individual
adj.个人的；独特的；个别的 n.个人；个体
American Education
Traditional Asian Education
•Every individual is a member of a society and the needs of society take precedence over the unique needs of any individual.
ladder
n.梯子，阶梯；梯状物；途径；（紧身裤袜或长 筒袜的）滑丝 vi.使（袜子）发生抽丝现象；像长筒袜一样抽丝 Her hair was a mess and there was a ladder in her tights. 她头发乱糟糟，裤袜脱了线。
philosophy
n.哲学；哲学体系，哲学思想；生活信条；哲理
precedence
n.领先；优先权；地位先后，级别高低；位次
critical
adj.批评的，爱挑剔的；危险的，危急的；决定 性的；[物]临界的
imitate
vt.模仿，效仿；仿造，伪造
Demonstrate
演示证明
College Grades
• from highest to lowest, run A, B, C, D, F. • F is a failing grade. A student does not get credit for having taken a particular course if he receives an F in that course. • College students must maintain at least a low C average in order to remain in school.
Fra Baidu bibliotek
Graduate studies
Harvard University
Harvard University
Yale University
Ok,that’s all. Thanks for you listening!
The Educational Ladder
Americans view their public school system as an educational ladder:
College High school Elementary school Kindergarten
Pre-College
• The educational ladder concept is an almost perfect reflection of the American ideal of individual success based on equality of opportunity and on “working your way to the top.” • Individuals may climb as high on the ladder as they can. The abilities of the individuals, rather than their social class, are expected to determine how high each person will go.
Scholastic Aptitude Test 学术倾向测验
• ACT: American College Testing • GRE: Graduate Record Examination 美国研 究生入学考试
What’s the significance of extracurricular activities?
college
After high school, the majority of students go on to college.
2 years of study at a community college
Undergraduate studies
Associate degree
bachelor’s degree, or college diploma Master’s degree and doctoral degree
Public Education
American public schools have 4 basic characteristics in common:
locally controlled 局部控制 free from religious influence不受规律影响 coeducational 男女同校 publicly supported by taxes通过税收公开支持
Colleges look for stuents who are “well-arounded.”
Grades in high school
Extracurricular activities 课外活动
Scores on tests like the SAT
Text
Tests
• SAT: Scholastic Assessment Test 学术评价测验
• Children develop at individual rates
• Students are taught to be & encouraged to be critical thinkers, creative problem solvers & decision makers.
• The ability to imitate & produce accurate replicas of something is highly valued.
All school systems in the US have 12 years of elementary, middle school and senior high school.
Elementary school
High school
6 years
Junior high school
+
slam
vt.砰地关上（门或窗）；猛烈抨击；使劲一推； 猛劲一摔 vi.砰然关上；猛力打击，碰撞；撞到了一辆卡车 上 n.猛然关闭的声音；猛击 He slammed the gate shut behind him. 他顺手把身后的门猛地关上了。
handicaps
v.妨碍，使不利（ handicap的第三人称单 数 ）；使（某人）行动和生活不正常
Senior high school
2 years
4 years
Junior high school: A difficult period for many children due to the onset of puberty 青春期
The philosophy of the Educational Ladder
Demonstrate their special talents Demonstrate their level of maturity and responsibility
Demonstrate their leadership qualities
Demonstrate their ability to get along with others
American Education System
L/O/G/O
General Introduction
Americans are proud of the fact that the
window of knowledge is never slammed shut for any of the nation’s citizens.
individual
adj.个人的；独特的；个别的 n.个人；个体
American Education
Traditional Asian Education
•Every individual is a member of a society and the needs of society take precedence over the unique needs of any individual.
ladder
n.梯子，阶梯；梯状物；途径；（紧身裤袜或长 筒袜的）滑丝 vi.使（袜子）发生抽丝现象；像长筒袜一样抽丝 Her hair was a mess and there was a ladder in her tights. 她头发乱糟糟，裤袜脱了线。
philosophy
n.哲学；哲学体系，哲学思想；生活信条；哲理
precedence
n.领先；优先权；地位先后，级别高低；位次
critical
adj.批评的，爱挑剔的；危险的，危急的；决定 性的；[物]临界的
imitate
vt.模仿，效仿；仿造，伪造
Demonstrate
演示证明
College Grades
• from highest to lowest, run A, B, C, D, F. • F is a failing grade. A student does not get credit for having taken a particular course if he receives an F in that course. • College students must maintain at least a low C average in order to remain in school.
Fra Baidu bibliotek
Graduate studies
Harvard University
Harvard University
Yale University
Ok,that’s all. Thanks for you listening!
The Educational Ladder
Americans view their public school system as an educational ladder:
College High school Elementary school Kindergarten
Pre-College
• The educational ladder concept is an almost perfect reflection of the American ideal of individual success based on equality of opportunity and on “working your way to the top.” • Individuals may climb as high on the ladder as they can. The abilities of the individuals, rather than their social class, are expected to determine how high each person will go.
Scholastic Aptitude Test 学术倾向测验
• ACT: American College Testing • GRE: Graduate Record Examination 美国研 究生入学考试
What’s the significance of extracurricular activities?
college
After high school, the majority of students go on to college.
2 years of study at a community college
Undergraduate studies
Associate degree
bachelor’s degree, or college diploma Master’s degree and doctoral degree