I just wanted to know the education structure in the U.S., since I often read about it in books and such and am completely confused, because I don't understand it. Here is the UK system Nursery/Reception 3-4. Basically daycare school before education starts. Learn numbers, alphabet etc. Infant School 5-6 . Nursery but alot more focused on education. Uniform introduced etc Junior School 6-10 - Further Education. More difference between subjects. Secondary School/Sixth Form 11-17 - Smart uniform (blazer,tie,shirt). Core subjects(English, Science, Maths) given more attenttion than foundation subjects (Philosophy and Belief, Geography etc). After Sixth form, you go towards College or University. So what it's like for Americans?
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I don't live in america but someone told me that Year 8 for us is Grade 7 for them. So 1 year below.
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kindergarden is basically reception. Grade 1 - 5 Grade 2 - 6 Grade 3 - 7 Grade 4 - 8 Grade 5 - 9 MiddleSchool: Grade 6 - 10/11 Grade 7 - 12 Grade 8 - 13 HighSchool: Freshman - Grade 9 - 14 Sophmore - Grade 10, is same as year10 in UK, - 15 Junior - Grade 11 - 16 Senior - Grade 12 - 17. Senior is the last year of Highschool :)
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One big difference between the US and UK is that in the US, school is managed by the state rather than national government. There may be variation in school curriculum etc. But, basically, this is how it works: Kindergarten - ages 5-6. Some K's are half-day, others are full-day. In the past, this year was an introduction to school with lots of gentle, hands-on activities, but in the past decade or more K has become more academic with most children reading by the end. 1st grade through 5th grade for ages 6-11 year olds. Grades K-5 are collectively referred to as "elementary school". (In some school districts, Grade 6 is also included in Elementary school.) In Elementary school, students focus on acquiring basic skills in reading, writing, and math as well as learning information in science and social studies (mostly history, geography,) Many schools offer "extra curricular" subjects such as music, art, physical education, and less commonly, foreign language. Students attend one classroom for most of the day, with the academic subjects being taught all by the same teacher. Kids may visit another teacher for special classes. All of the grades after Elementary school are referred to collectively as "secondary school" For the next grades there are two system. In the older system, kids move into "Junior High School" for grades 7,8,9. (ages 12-14 years old) In the newer system, kids have "Middle School" comprised of grades 6,7,8. (ages 11-13 years old). Whichever system you attend, you will begin moving from classroom to classroom with different teachers for each subject. Most kids in these grades have some limited choices of extra classes (for example, choir, band, art, home economics, etc.) but all students must attend the 4 core clases of English, math, social studies, and science. 6-7 classes per day is pretty typical. Next, students go to High school for grades 9-12 or 10-12 (depending on which system your school district uses for middle grades.) Each grade in High school has a special name: 9th grade (ages 14-15) Freshman 10th grade (15-16) Sophomore 11th grade (16-17) Junior 12th grade (17-18) Senior Most students take 6-8 classes each day in HS. There are requirements about how many classes a student must take in each subject area, and beyond this the student is free to choose classes s/he is interested in. Most high schools offer 'regular' and 'honors' classes in each subject area, and students are free to either challenge themselves (and prepare for university) or take the regular, more basic classes. ALL students are expected to complete grade 12 and to "graduate" from high school. It is legal to "drop out" of school at age 16, but students who do this are more or less doomed to a life of poverty (and only a small percentage of kids drop out). The expectation is definately that every kid will continue in school until age 18 and get a high school diploma. Hope that helps!
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