1、Education in the United States,Going to School in America Today,The goal of American education to achieve universal literacy to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to promote both their own individual welfare as well as that of the general public Famous sayings: Better be unb
2、orn than untaught, for ignorance is the root of misfortune. (Plato, Ancient Greek philosopher) Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives (Tames Madison, the fourth U.S. president),Chinese Edu & American
3、 Edu,In Chinese education, you recite, practice again and again, and learn as much as you can. For instance, for a good handwriting, we repeat writing one single stroke for months. It was also encouraged that you recite the whole book in a traditonal education. We sometimes become very ponderous . I
4、n American education, the personality, a creative mind, would be more important. There are so many activities.,Public or Private,Public schools about 90%Private schools about 10%4 out of 5 private schools are run by churches, synagogues or other religious groupsPrivate schools use fees as they likeP
5、ublic schools is guided by boards of education,Elementary education Coursesreading, arithmetic, science, social studies, music, art, and physical education Class size 20 to 30 students,Secondary education Courses: more specializedEnglish, social studies, algebra, geometry, etc. Students are guided b
6、y school counselors in choosing electives Nine periods for a day: five for academic subjects one for physical education a lunch period two study periods visiting the library participating in extracurricular activity,A music class in a junior high school,A classroom in a senior high school,Goals for
7、each stage,In the elementary education, the teacher try their best to make children feel happy and make them interested in the things around them. In the secondary education, the teachers main mission is to teach students how to make the plan of our future and tell them right from wrong. The higher
8、education, is the haven for them to learn what they like and what they need actually.,Higher Education,American education on the college level is provided by more than 3,000 institutions. Some of them are supported privately and some by local and/or state government. Most are coeducational. Since Wo
9、rld War II, one of the most dramatic developments has been the enormous increase in the number of students. This expansion reflects the nations population explosion as well as a trend toward democratizing higher education,Higher Education,The beginning of higher educationthe founding of Harvard Coll
10、ege in 1636 Four categories of institutions: the university the four-year undergraduate institutionthe college technical training institution two-year community college,College & University,Collegeundergraduate institution conferring a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) or a Bachelor of Sciences (B.S) degree Un
11、iversitya group of colleges, each serving a special purpose A masters degree can be earned by one or two academic years of study beyond the bachelors degree. A Ph.D. degree usually takes at least three years beyond the masters.,Group work,Discussion and debate,Study in college,什么是Ivy League？,Ivy Lea
12、gue就是“美国常春藤联盟”。Ivy的来源是这样的：最初常春藤联盟只包括哈佛、耶鲁、哥伦比亚和普林斯顿4所大学，而4的罗马数字恰好为“IV”，在其后加一个y即成Ivy，意思就是常春藤，因此“常春藤联盟”由此而来。,The Ivy League (常青藤盟校）,Ivy League: Some of the best-known and oldest ones, private universities in the United States are located in the Northeast. Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Brown, Columbia, Cor
13、nell, Dartmouth, Pennsylvania, with the first three known as “The Big Three”.,Harvard,Princeton,Yale,Columbia,Pennsylvania,Cornell,Dartmouth,Brown,IVY League,1.Brown University 布朗大学(1754),2.Columbia University 哥伦比亚大学 (1754),),3.Cornell University 康耐尔大学(1865) “老牌劲旅”。大家是不是因为李登辉才知道康耐尔大学的？,4.Dartmouth U
14、niversity达特茅斯(1769),5.Harvard University 哈佛大学(1636),6.University of Pennsylvania 宾西法尼亚大学 (1740) 商学院非常好,7.Princeton Univ. 普林斯顿大学(1746) 知道爱因斯坦的人一定知道普林斯顿，学校似乎很理论化，30位诺贝尔奖得主，其中物理奖18位，两位美国总统。有人戏称学校在“深山老林”里，似乎暗示地理位置远离经济和工业中心 。,8. Yale Univ. 耶鲁大学(1701) 它的名气是和哈佛并肩的。但学校的理工科不太好，法律专业是极好的，所以是诞生政治家的地方。,美国大学中的新贵：
15、25所“新常春藤”,1.波士顿学院Boston College 2.鲍廷学院Bowdoin College 3.卡耐基.梅隆大学Carnegie Mellon 4.克莱蒙特学院联盟Claremont Colleges: Harvey Mudd and Pomona 5.科比学院 Colby College 6.科尔盖特大学Colgate University 7.戴维森学院Davidson College,8.埃默瑞大学Emory University 9肯阳学院Kenyon College 10.麦克莱斯特学院 Macalester College 11.密歇根大学University of
16、 Michigan 12.纽约大学 New York University 13.北卡罗莱纳大学 University of North Carolina 14.圣母大学 University of Notre Dame 15.欧林工程学院Olin College of Engineering 16.瑞德学院 Reed College 17.伦斯勒理工学院 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,18.莱斯大学 Rice University 19.罗彻斯特大学 University of Rochester 20.史基德摩尔学院 Skidmore College 2
17、1.塔夫斯大学Tufts University 22.加州大学洛杉矶分校 University of California, Los Angeles 23.范德比特大学Vanderbilt University 24.弗吉尼亚大学University of Virginia 25.华盛顿大学圣露易斯分校Washington University in St. Louis.,To be added:,GI Bill of Rights Affirmative Action Programs No Child Left Behind Act,The country has a reading li
18、teracy rate at 99% of the population over age 15, while ranking below average in science and mathematics understanding compared to other developed countries. In 2008, there was a 77% graduation rate from high school, below that of most developed countriesThe poor performance has pushed public and private efforts such as the “No Child Left Behind Act”. 不让一个孩子掉队法是布什总统2002年初签署实施的法案,That s all thank you !,
