美国教育Americaneducation11.ppt

Contents General introduction Early childhood education Primary and secondary schools Higher education Supplementary（附加的） information General Introduction American public schools have four basic characteristics in common: they are locally controlled, free from religious influence, coeducational(男女合校的), and publicly supported by taxes.There are famous public schools such as UCBerkeley （加州大学伯克利分校）,Umich（密歇根大学） and so on. Early Childhood Education In most areas, free public school education begins with kindergarten（幼稚园） classes for five-year-olds. Some public school systems also offer pre-kindergarten programs for four-year-olds. Some are introduced to the classroom situation at a much younger age, either through nursery schools or day care centers. Some communities have pre-and post-school programs for school-age children whose mothers leave for work before school begins and come home after school lets out（放学）. half-day sessions（课程） the child becomes accustomed to being separated from Mommy, playing and sharing with other children, and following the directions of a teacher also introduced to skills and information that will help him later with academic work Kindergarten Nursery schools accept children form three to five years old half-day sessions ranging from twice a week to five days a week. well-equipped classroom(dolls, toy furniture, building blocks, books, etc.) and playground Nursery schools usually charge tuition, though some are subsidized （补贴的）and some offer scholarships. Nursery school (幼儿园)? Day care centers provide care for pre-school children of working mothers who need a place to leave their children all day, five days a week. Some day care centers accept pre-schoolers from infancy （婴儿）on. Day care has been maligned（诽谤） by those who believe that children belong with their mothers and that a woman’s place is in the home. Day care (日托)center Primary and Secondary Schools In the United States, classes of students are divided into twelve acad