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USSeriesTheFirst12YearsofEducationintheU.S.A.1/15PowerPointByYiniCaoStartingUpInwhatwaysdoyouthinkAmericanschoolsaredifferentfromthoseinothercountries?Doyouthinkboysandgirlsshouldreceivethesameeducationandbeinclassestogether?3. Shouldschoolattendanceberequired?Why?Untilwhatage?2/15U.S.EducationFactsandFigures• 72millionstudentsenrolledinschools• 3millionteachers(thelargestprofessionalgroupinthecountry)• Everyonehastherightandobligationtobeeducated• Specialassistanceisprovidedforcertaincategoriesofchildren• Compulsoryattendancelawsfromage6to16• 83%ofAmericanadultsarehighschoolgraduates3/15PublicandPrivateSchools•86%ofAmericanchildrenreceivetheireducationinpublicschools•Publicschoolsaresupportedbystateandlocaltaxes•Publicschoolsarecoeducational•Publicschoolsarelocallycontrolledbyindividualstates•Privateschoolsareparochialorindependent•Privateschoolschargetuitionfees.4/15TeachingApproaches• JohnDeweyinfluencedAmericaneducation-“Childrenlearnbydoing”• Creativityandteamworkareencouragedinschool• Avarietyofskillsaretaughtincludingdrivereducationandcooking• Improvingbehavior–conflictresolutionskillsQuestion:Whatdoyouthinkisthebestteachingapproach?5/15EarlyChildhoodEducation• Kindergartenfor5-yearolds,half-dayclasses• Nurseryschoolorday-carebeforekindergarten• Preschoolforearlyeducation–tuitionpaidorsubsidized• Day-carecenterssometimesprovidedatworkorplaceofstudy

WhyPreschool?Whataretwomainreasonsthatparentsenrollyoungchildreninnurseryschoolsandday-carecenters?6/15ElementaryEducation• 12levelscalledgrades• Age6–reading,writingandarithmetic• Schoolday–6hourslong,finishat3pm,MondaytoFriday• 5weeksvacationperyear• Academicsubjectsincludelanguageartsandsocialstudies• Specialiststeachart,musicandphysicaleducationWhichcomesnext?Numberthefollowingacademiclevelsinorder(1-6)firstgradehighschoolkindergartengrades3-4juniorhighnurseryschool7/15HighSchool• Highschoolsofferbothpreparatoryandvocationalprograms• Socialscience,math,languagesandsciencesubjectsareoffered• Studentsgroupedbyacademicabilityandmotivation• ExtracurricularactivitiesQuestions1. ShouldAmericanpublicschoolseducatechildrenwhoareintheU.S.illegally?2. Shouldchildrenwhodowellinschoolbeallowedtoskipagrade?3. Shouldacademicallyslowchildrenrepeatagrade?8/15SchoolProblems• Schoolfacilitiesvarydependingonthedistrict• Poorcommunitieshavelessfunding• Inner-citydistrictscanbedangerousforchildren• Shortageofteachers–poorsalaries,60hoursworkperweek• 1,700charterschoolsintheU.S.• 1.5millionchildreninhomeschoolingsystem• 90%ofAmericanschoolshaveInternetaccess• Evaluationandassessmentsystems• 65%ofhighschoolgraduatescontinueschooling9/15SharingIdeasDebatetheseissuesinsmallgroupsWhatchangeswouldyourecommendtoimproveAmericanschools?Whatdoyouthinkabouthomeschooling?CompareAmericanschoolstoschoolsinyourcountry.Pointoutsimilaritiesanddifferences.4. WhatproblemsdoestheChineseeducationsystemhave?Whatarethesolutions?10/15SpendingCommitteeWorkinsmallgroups.Yourchildren’sschoolhasbeengivenalargesumofmoneytospendonnewmaterials.Youarepartofthecommitteethatwilldecidehowtospendthemoney.Puttheitemsbelowinorderfromthemostimportanttotheleastimportant.Defendyourchoices.1. booksforthelibrary2. newfurniturefortheclassrooms3. anewsportscenter4. moreteachers5. anewcomputerroom6. anMP3playerforeverystudent7. alap-topcomputerforeverystudent8. interactivewhiteboardsforeveryclassroom9. anewdiningareaforlunchtime10. aroomforstudentstorelax11/15SchoolExperiences1.Whattypeofschooldidyouattend?2.Whatrulesdidyourschoolhave?3.WhatdoyouthinkabouttherulesatWeb?4.Whatspecificfeaturesdidyouthinkwereusefulatyourschool?5. Didyourschoolprepareyouforlife?12/15APreparationforlife1.Whatarethesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentheschools?2.Whatisthemostsurprisingfeature?Why?3.Howdotheschoolscomparewithyourexperience?4.Whichschooldoyouthinkislikelytobethemostsuccessful?Why?5.Whichschooloffersthebestpreparationforlif