文档介绍：Education
Lesson 4
Structure of . Public Education System
Pre-School
Elementary School (Primary School)
Kindergarten, 1-6th grade
Middle School
7th-8th grade
High School
9th-12th grade
School usually begins around 8:00 . and ends at 3:00 ., Monday-Friday.
End of August - middle of December; beginning of January - middle of May
Public school is free and required for children up to 17-18 years old.
Structure of British Public Education System
Pre-School
Primary School
Kindergarten, 1-6th grade
Middle School
7th-9th grade
High School
10th-12th grade
School usually begins around 8:55 . and ends at 3:15 ., Monday-Friday.
Beginning of September – middle of December; Beginning of January to middle of July
Public school is free and required for children up to 16 years old.
Structure of Australian Public Education System
Pre-School
Primary School
Kindergarten, 1-6th grade
High School
7th-12th grade
School usually begins around 9:00 . and ends at 3:00 ., Monday-Friday.
4 terms (1st term is late January – late March; 2nd term is mid April to late June; 3rd term is mid July - late September; 4th term is early October – mid December)
Public school is free and required for children up to 16 years old.
Kinds of Schools
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England
Australia
Public School
90%
93%
64%
Private School
7%
6%
34%
Homeschool
3%
Less than 1%
2%
Homeschool
Parents usually homeschool their children because they do not like the public schools, often times because what they teach contradicts their religious beliefs.
School Uniforms
Public Schools:
Yes!
Yes!
No!
Why?
School Uniforms
Private Schools:
Yes!
Yes!
Yes!
School Uniforms
School uniforms of western countries are typically more formal than those of China. Why?
American Attitudes about Education
Americans believe education is not primarily about teaching children information but rather teaching children how to be well-rounded people.
High schools offer many elective courses for students to ch