英美国家概况（美国部分）Unit14education

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1、英美国家概况TheUnitedStatesofAmericaUnit14EducationTheUnitedStatesofAmericaThinkaboutthesequestionsbeforewestart:1.Whatroledoeseducationplayinthesociety?2.WillyouconsiderstudyingintheUSAifpossible?Whyorwhynot?3.WhatdoyouknowaboutthestructureandorganizationoftheAmericane

2、ducation?Warming-upActivitiesThomasJeffersonIdealsofdemocracy,equalityandcivicempowermentshouldberootedineducation.HoraceMannJohnDeweyWithknowledgeandhardwork,anyonecouldprosper.EducationisthefundamentalmethodofsocialprogressandreformContentsⅠⅡⅢⅣⅤⅥⅦGeneralIntroduc

3、tionStructureofAmericanEducationHighEducationPrivateSchoolPublicSchoolTensionBetweenLocalismandCentralizationChangingFaceofHigherEducationNationaleducationbudget(2007):$972billion(publicandprivate,alllevels)Primarylanguages:EnglishSystemtype:Federal,state,privateL

4、iteracy:male-99%;female-99%Enrollment:Total:81.5millionPrimary:37.9millionSecondary:26.1million(2006–2007)Postsecondary:17.5millionAttainment:Secondarydiploma:85%Post-secondarydiploma:30%ⅠGeneralIntroductionToday,almost90percentofAmericanstudentsattendpublicelemen

5、taryandsecondaryschools.Theothertenpercentattendprivateschools.TheUnitedStatesdoesnothaveanationalschoolsystem,butthegovernmentprovidesguidanceandfundingforfederaleducationalprogramsinwhichbothpublicandprivateschoolstakepart.recentchallengesAmericanschoolshavebeen

6、facing:curriculumreform,aninfluxofnon-Englishspeakingimmigrantchildren,etc.ⅠGeneralIntroductionIIStructureofAmericanEducationEarlychildhoodeducationGrammarschoolorelementaryschool(primary)Highschool(secondary)Collegeanduniversity(higher/tertiaryeducation)Kindergar

7、tenGrade05yearsoldElementaryschoolGrade1-66-11yearsoldJuniorhighormiddleschoolGrade7-812-13yearsold(Senior)highschoolGrade9-1214-17yearsoldCollege(4yearsforaB.AorB.S.degree)University(2-3yearsforM.A.orM.S;2-8yearsforaPh.D)IIStructureofAmericanEducationIIStructureo

8、fAmericanEducationCharacteristicsofmiddleschools:Teamteachingandflexibleblockscheduling;emphasisonsmallgroups,onaninterdisciplinaryapproachtosubjectmatt