美国教育简介American-education课件

AmericanEducationContent★GeneralintroductiontoAmericaneducation★Fourlevelsofeducation★Highereducation★Grades,examsandqualificationsExercisesGeneralIntroductionRespectforeducationState-administrated

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Atthestatelevel,thereisthestateboardofeducation教育委员会whichisresponsibleforestablishingpolicies.Atthedistrictlevel,eachlocalschooldistricthasagoverningboard管理委员会whichisresponsibleforthehiringofprofessionalandsupportstaff,determiningcurriculum,etc.AdministrationSchoolyear1.two-semestersystem2.three-semestersystemfallspring9－121-5fallspringSummer9－121-56-8ThanksgivingDay5-7daysWinterholiday

3weekstoonemonthSpringholidayinMarch5-7daysSummerholiday

3monthsSchoolGrades

Level/GradeTypicalAge(attheendoftheschoolyear)PreschoolVariousoptionalprograms,suchasHeadStartUnder6Pre-kindergarten4-5ElementarySchoolKindergarten5-61stGrade6-72ndGrade7-83rdGrade8-94thGrade9-105thGrade10-11MiddleSchool6thGrade11-127thGrade12-138thGrade13-14HighSchool9thGrade(Freshman)14-1510thGrade(Sophomore)15-1611thGrade(Junior)16-1712thGrade(Senior)17-18II.FourLevelsofEducation

PreschoolEducation

ElementaryEducation

SecondaryEducation

3.Post-secondaryEducation

(HigherEducation)2.ElementaryandSecondaryEducation★12academiclevels–grades.★Generally,oneacademicyear(fromSeptembertoJune)isrequiredtocompleteeachgrade.★Academicwork---learningtoread,write&doarithmetic---beginswhenthechildentersfirstgrade,ataboutage6.

HigherEducationinUnitedStatesDoctoral-levelinstitutionsMaster’scomprehensivecollegesanduniversitiesSpecializedinstitutions/TrainingtechnicalschoolsTwo-yearinstitutions/communitycolleges（两年制的社区大学)3.1ClassificationsofhighereducationCollegesfour-yearundergraduateinstitutionsmaybepubliclyorprivatelyfunded,orfundedbyareligiousgroup文学学士BAdegree(BachelorofArts)

理科学士BSdegree(BachelorofSciences)

工科学士BEdegree(BachelorofEngineering)硕士学位Master’sDegree(MA/MS/ME)博士学位Doctor’sDegree(Ph.D=DoctorofPhilosophy)TechnicalTrainingSchools

Rangingfrom6monthsto4yearsofferingawidevarietyoftechnicalskills,likehairstyling,businessaccountingandcomputerprogrammingetc.maybepubliclyorprivatelyfunded,ormaybefundedbyreligiousgroupandcharityorganizationsCommunityCollegesrangingfrom6monthsto2ormoreyears.nearlyalwayspubliclyfundedoffertrainingforavarietyofjobshasacademicprogramsReceiveanassociatedegree(准学士学位)aftercompletingatwo-yearprogram3.2HowtoSelectaCollege/UniversityFivecategoriesofhighereducationCurriculumPublicorPrivatethreesourcesofincome:Studenttuition,endowments(捐助，资助),andgovernmentfunding.BigorsmallSuccessfulapplicantsatcollegesanduniversitiesarechosenonthebasisof:a.theirhighschoolrecords;.b.recommendationsfromtheirhighschoolteachers;c.theimpressiontheymakeduringinterviewsattheuniversity;d.TheirscoresontheSATsorACT.SATs学术能力评估测试是美国高中生的所谓“高考”，但能否读四年制大学并不取决于一个SAT分数。SAT由美国的CollegeBoard举办，在美国领土上每年举办7次，其它地方每年6次。考试用英语。SAT成绩是世界各国高中生申请美国名校学习及奖学金的重要参考。HighereducationGRE：GraduateRecordExamination美国研究生入学考试4.CollegeEntranceExaminationsSAT:ScholasticAssessmentTest学习能力评估考试

(Mathematics&EnglishReading&EnglishWriting)ACT:AmericanCollegeTest美国大学考试AcademicDegreesandRegaliaBachelor’sDegreeMaster’sDegreeDoctor’sDegreeAcademicregalia,orHoodandgown,consistofagown/robewithaseparatehood,andusuallyacap(generallyeitherasquareacademiccap,atam宽顶无沿圆帽,orabonnet)TheIvyLeagueEightprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationintheNortheasternUS.Thetermalsohasconnotationsofacademicexcellence,selectivityinadmissions,andareputationforsocialelitism精英主义.?HarvardBrownYaleColumbiaPrincetonPennDartmouthCornellThetermIvyLeaguealsohasconnotationsofacademic

excellence,selectivityinadmissions,andsocialelitism.IvyLeagueschoolsareoftenviewedbythepublicassomeofthemostprestigiousuniversitiesworldwide.SevenoftheeightschoolswerefoundedduringtheUnitedStatescolonialperiod;exceptCornell,whichwasfoundedin1865.Alleightschoolsreceivemillionsofdollarsinresearchgrantsandothersubsidiesfromfederalandstategovernment.IvyLeagueuniversityfinancialendowmentsrangefromBrown's$2.2billiontoHarvard's$27.4billion,thelargestfinancialendowmentofanyacademicinstitutionintheworld.长春藤联盟

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AssignmentWorkasgroupstomakeanintroductionaboutoneoftheIvyLeagueUniversities.BrownUniversityColumbiaUniversityCornellUniversityDartmouthCollegeHarvardUniversityPrincetonUniversityTheUniversityofPennsylvaniaYaleUniversity.HarvardUniversityCambridge,Massachusetts.AmemberoftheIvyLeague.Foundedin1636.TheoldestinstitutionofhigherlearningintheUnitedStates.7presidents,40NobelPrizewinnersNo.1,(2010)HarvardSeal/index.phpYaleUniversityNewHaven,Connecticut.Foundedin1701,Yaleisthethirdoldestinstitution.AmemberoftheIvyLeague.5presidentsNo.3(2010)/Harvard&YaleLikeOxfordandCambridgeinEngland.Aremarkablenumberofthemenwhoholdprominentpositionswereeducatedatoneofthesetwo.Forexample:43rdPresidentGeorgeW.Bushandhisfather41stPresidentGeorgeH.BushbothgraduatedfromYale;PresidentBarackObamaandhiswifebothgraduatedfromHarvardLawSchool.PrincetonUniversityLocatedinPrinceton,NewJerseyoneofthenineColonialCollegesfoundedbeforetheAmericanRevolution

IVYLeague1.BrownUniversity布朗大学(1754)2.ColumbiaUniversity

哥伦比亚大学

(1754)

因为座落在纽约市，意义自然大不一样，不过似乎学校地方太小。

3.CornellUniversity康耐尔大学(1865)

“老牌劲旅”。大家是不是因为李登辉才知道康耐尔大学的？

4.DartmouthUniversity达特茅斯(1769)

5.HarvardUniversity哈佛大学(1636)6.UniversityofPenns