A Comparative Study of British EducationSystem and American Education System.docVIP

A Comparative Study of British EducationSystem and American Education System 　　Abstract：In this paper，British and American education system has comparative study. And British and American education system at different time is introduced at length，which makes the main part of the paper. Then，the differences between the British and American education system are briefly discussed. Surely，it has some similarities and difference between British education and American education. Lastly，the reason of the difference between British and American education system is clarified here. 　　Key words：comparative，British and American education，similarities，differences 　　Introduction 　　Education is a hot topic. Every country pays much attention to the education. However，every country has different geographical position，history and culture. In this way，they have different education system. According to the world university rankings compiled by the Times Higher Education，more than half of the world’s top 200 universities are located in the US and the UK. Both countries share a rich tradition of quality higher education，advanced research facilities，and multiculture. Lots of students from all over the world apply for further study at British or American schools. Here，we introduce something about British and American education. 　　1 British education system 　　All children between the ages of 5 and 16 have compulsory Education in Britain. There are comprehensive schools，grammar schools，vocational school. Now，education is divided into four periods：primary education，secondary education，further education and higher education. There are two systems including state system and independent system for primary and secondary education. Students between the age of 5 to 11 generally attend state primary schools. Some children before the age of five go to kindergartens. Students aged 11 are take in state secondary schools. After finishing their schooling at 16，students are required to take a na