Otázka: Stages of Education (stručný přehled)
Jazyk: Angličtina
Přidal(a): Teena
Pre-school education
- nursery school (more UK)
- kindergarten (more US)
Primary education
- UK – primary school – 5-11
- US – elementary school – 6-12
- CZ – basic school – 6-15 (you could also call it primary or elementary)
Secondary education
- UK – secondary school – 11-16
- US – high school – 12 – 18
- CZ – secondary school – 15 – 19
- grammar schools
- secondary technical schools
- secondary vocational schools (učňák)
Higher education
- UK – 18 – 21
- US – 18 – 21
- CZ – 19 – 22
- universities/ colleges
- UK – colleges are more technical
- student loans
- scholarship (stipendium)
Compulsory edu./ school attendance
- CZ – 10 years (1 year in pre-school)
- UK – 11 years (up to 18)
- US – 12 years (up to 18)
Curriculum
- government tells schools what should the students learn
Exams (secondary ed.)
- UK
- GCSE
- general certificate of secondary education
- at the age of 16
- A-level, BTEC
- at the age of 18
- GCSE
- US
- different tests for each country
- SAT, ACT
- CZ
- Maturita – school leaving exam/ graduation exam
Public (private) schools
- US/ CZ – schools for everyone
- UK – private schools are called public
- comprehensive schools are for everyone
- grammar schools are selective
Old/ famous universities
- UK – Cambridge, Oxford, Saint Andrews
- US – Harvard, Yale, Stanford
- CZ – Charles, CTU
Extracurricular activities
- activities that you do outside the class
- they include arts, athletics, clubs, employment, personal commitments, and other pursuits
Universities – degrees
- certificate, diploma they are very similar
- certificate is more i one skill
- diploma is more on job
- degree
- societ
- bachelor’s
- master’s
- doctoral
Boarding schools
- It is a school when the students lives
- sometimes they are single sex
School uniforms
- advantages/ disadvantages
- your opinion
