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3、Theyattendfiveorsixyearsofprimaryschool.Nexttheygotosecondaryschool,whichconsistsofeithertwothree-yearprogramsorathree-yearandafour-yearprogram・Americanscallthesetwelveyearsofprimaryandsecondaryschoolthefirstthroughtwelfth”grades：MostAmericansattendtwelveyearsofprima
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5、eoruniversitystudyisknownas"highereducation.HStudyatacollegeoruniversityleadingtotheBachelorsDegreeisknownas''undergraduate''education.StudybeyondtheBachelor'sDegreeisknownas"postgraduate''education,whichleadstotheMaster'sorDoctor^degree・2.TheHydeSchoolIn1966,JosephW
6、.GauldfoundedthefirstHydeSchoolinBath,Maineinresponsetoasystemofeducationwhichhebelievedwasfailingitschildrenbecauseofconflictingpriorities.TheHydeoftodayupholdsFiveWordsasthecoreprinciplesonschoolcampusesinBath,MaineandWoodstock,Connecticutandinagrowingnumberofpubli
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8、cultyatboardingschoolsworkveryhardtocreateanenvironmentforstudentsthatissafe,academicallychallenging,active,andfun.Boardingschoolsa
