US education.ppt

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1、Education,MediaandHolidaysinUS2011-08IdealsofAmericanEducation1.Asmanypeopleaspossibleshouldhaveaccesstoasmucheducationastheywant.（anoutcomeoftheAmerican'sassertionsaboutequialityamongpeople）2.Producingasocietythatistotallyliterateandoflocalcontrol.3.Developingcriticalthinkingismoreimportantth

2、anacquiringquantitiesoffacts.EducationSystemelementarysecondaryhighereducationGrade1-8Grade9-12Grade1-6Grade7-910-12SecondaryeducationEnglish:writingandliteratureSocialstudies:UShistory,USgovernment,politicalscience,Europeanhistoryalgebra,geometry1-yeargeneralsciencecoursemoredetailedcoursesin

3、biology,chemistryandphysicsaforeignlanguageAhighschooldayInmosthighschools,studentsmeetwithadifferentteacheranddifferentclassmatesforeachsubject.Nineperiods:5foracademicsubjects,1forPE,1lunchperiod,and2studyperiods.NationalExamtoo!!Noannualcollegeentranceexam.Collegeapplicantsarechosenonthebas

4、isof:1.highschoolrecords2.recommendationsfromtheirteachers3.interviews4.scoresontheScholasticApititudeTest(SAT)60%graduatescontinueontocollege.HigherEducationBeganwiththefoundingofHarvardCollegein1636a)universityb)4-yearundergraduateinstitution,collegec)technicaltraininginstitutiond)2-yearcomm

5、unitycollegeB.A.B.S.associatedegree3FunctionsofhighereducationsystemteachingresearchpublicserviceAdministrationaboardoftrusteesprimarilyoflaymen(非专业人士)"Laymenwillbemorelikelytorepresentthepublicintersetsthanprofessionals."Theboardhastotalauthorityasthelegalbodyresponsiblefortheinstitution.Acco

6、mmodationsresidencehalls/off-campusmealplanWork-studyprogramsTARAWorkinlibrary,cafeteria,etc.SportsinUniversityLifeThemostpopularsport:FootballFootballandbasketballscholarships“Jocks”(运动特招生)Whomayreceivethehighestsalaryintheuniversity?Thepresident，thentheheadcoach.II.MediaThemediaisperceivedas

7、moretrustworthythanbusiness,government,orthepresidency.1.Newspaper"BigThree"TheNewYorkTimes(since1851)TheWashingtonPost(1877)TheLosAngelesTimes(1881)TheNewYorkTimesTheWashingtonPostTheLosAngelesTimesseriousattitudeeditorialqualityandnew