美国教育英文.ppt

seminar sources of income student tuition endowments (gifts made by wealthy benefactors) government funding Ivy league常青藤联盟 Harvard University（哈佛大学）， 1636 Yale University（耶鲁大学）， 1701 University of Pennsylvania（宾夕法尼亚大学）1740 Princeton University（普林斯顿大学）， 1746 Columbia University（哥伦比亚大学）， 1754 Brown University（布朗大学）， 1764 Dartmouth College（达特茅斯学院）， 1769 Cornell University（康乃尔大学）， 1865 Group pioneer :Wan yu,Xie Bingxin,Pu Jiajia Education in the United States Education-a local matter ＊Laws regulating education vary from state to state. e.g. 1. years of compulsory education 2. learning materials 3. no unified syllabus or textbooks major public concerns: environmental pollution, crime and drugs Education systems 1. pre-school education 2. elementary education 3. secondary education 4. higher education 1.nursery school 2.kindergarten 3.day-care center 4.family day care pre-school education Elementary education Grammar school grades kindergarten through 8 (grades kindergarten through 6) public elementary school private Main subjects ＊language arts (including reading, grammar, writing and literature) ＊ mathematics (math) ＊ science ＊ social studies (including history, geography) ＊ music ＊ art ＊ physical education (P.E.) Features 1. compulsory education 2. days of going to school: about 180 days in public schools five hours a day, five days a week 3. small-class teaching(