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Chapter 5 Education Part Two American Education Introduction to British and American Culture Learning Focus Elementary Education Secondary Education Home Schooling Undergraduate Study Graduate Study Famous Universities Introduction to British and American Culture Before You Read Warm-up What courses are taught in American elementary schools? _______________________________________ When a student is 16 years old, to what kind of school may he or she go? _______________________________________ What qualities do you think American universities are looking for when they decide who will be admitted? ______________________________________ Can you list some names of famous American universities? __________________________________________ Introduction to British and American Culture Americans regard education as the means by which the inequalities among individuals are to be erased and by which every desirable end is to be achieved. --George S. Counts (1889-1974) Introduction to British and American Culture Elementary Education Most students usually start elementary school at the age of six. The first academic institution that a child attends Curriculum in elementary school Academic year Introduction to British and American Culture Secondary Education Junior high school --the intermediate between elementary school and senior high school Senior high school Introduction to British and American Culture Secondary Education There is no entrance exam to go to high school. In high schools, subjects become more specialized. American education puts more emphasis on developing critical-thinking skills. Introduction to British and American Culture Home Schooling Parents teach their children at home. Due to moral and religious reasons Introduction to British and American Culture Higher Education University history and types Undergr