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System

Freshman-1styear

sophmore-2ndyear

junior-3rdyear

senior 4

th

year


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senior 4 year

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What is the difference

between Chinese andWestern Education?Confucius, Socrates

Imperial Civil ServiceExam

1+1=??


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Unit Goals

To get a general knowledge ofthe American education

systemTo get acquainted with

American school life


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The Educational Ladder

Kindergarten

Elementary

school

Highschool

College

Americans view their public school system as an

educational ladder:

Pre-College


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Day Care()Center

NurserySchool

Kinder-garten

Early Childhood Education

Preschools(age 2-4)


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Preschool


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All school systems in the US have 12 years ofelementary, middle school and senior high school.

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Elementary school High school

6 years Senior high schooJunior high school

4 years2/3 years

Junior high school:A difficult period for many children due to the

onset of puberty


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The American education system requiresthat students complete 12 years of

primary & secondary educationprior toattending a university or college.

This may be accomplished either at public

schools, or at private schools. These 12 years of schooling may also becompleted outside the USA, thus givingforeign students the opportunity to pursue

the benefits of the American educationsystem & obtain a quality Americaneducation.

Home schooling, Un-schooling


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Public Education

American public schools have 4 basiccharacteristics in common:

locally controlled,

free from religious influence,

coeducationalpublicly supported by taxes.


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Critical Thinking andCommunication/CollaborationSkills are more important than

rote memorization


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bachelors

degree, or

college diploma

2 years of studyat a communitycollege

Associatedegree

Graduate studiesMasters degree

and doctoral

degree PHD

college

After high school, the majority of students go on tocollege.

Undergraduatestudies


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The tuition for associate degree programs atcommunity colleges is typically much less than ata 4-year college or university, even a public one.

Therefore many American students choose to

attend a US community college for 2 years as away of lowering the cost of getting a bachelors

degree.

Students with associate degrees from accreditedcommunity colleges or junior colleges can transferinto their 3rd year at a 4-year university or college.

Under US$2,000 -- US$4,000

Community college


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Community college

Many different types of students study atcommunity colleges. Many students are adultswith children and sometimes with grandchildren.

The community college serves the communityand anyone who lives nearby may go.

After they receive an associate degree, they maythen go to a college or university for two moreyears to get the bachelors degree.

They are nearly always publicly funded, by thestate, county, or city governments.


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The US masters degree is a graduate(post-

graduate) school degree that typically requires 2years of full-time graduate school courseworktocomplete.

Unlike students pursuing a bachelors degree,

students in a masters degree program will

complete courses that are highly focused in theirfield of study (their major).

Thesisresearch project As such, students must have already decided on

their major before applying to a masters degree

program.

Masters Degree


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The US PhD degree or doctoral degree is evenmore focused & specializedthan the mastersdegree. Some students will complete a masters

degree before applying to a doctorate degreeprogram, but thats not always necessary.

Completion of a doctorate degree typically takesbetween 3 & 6 years. The length of time will depend

on the students educational background(astudent with a masters degree may take less time ifits in the same field), the field of studyselected,the students dedication & ability, & thecomplexity of the thesisthe student has chosen

for his PhD. The thesis is a very long, extensive & original

research paper that is a requirement for completingthe PhD program. (Some masters degree programs

also require a thesis, but its much simpler & shorterthan the PhD program thesis.)


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Ph.D. Degree

Requirements: Pass oral & written examinations in his

specialty.

Produce a long research paper whichmakes an original contribution to his fieldof study.


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Diploma mill

A diploma mill(also known as a degreemill) is an organization that awardsacademic degrees and diplomas with

substandard or no academic study (poor-qualified education).


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Questions:

What tests should American high schoolstudents take if they want to apply for acollege or a university?

What tests should American universitystudents take if they want to further theireducation in a graduate school?

Besides test scores, are there any other

things important when applying for acollege or a graduate school in America?


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In America, there isnt a

universal exam forenrolling a college or auniversity, becausedifferent universities have

different requirements. In the last year of high

school, the students have

to apply several schoolsand take the exams ofeach school respectively.

Hampshire College

Harvard University


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Tests

SAT: Scholastic Assessment TestScholastic Aptitude Test

ACT: American College Testing

GRE: Graduate Record Examination


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ReadingVocabulary and readingcomprehension

Writing- Short Essayoptional on theSATMathbasic geometryand

algebra


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Higher Education

American education on the college level isprovided by more than 3,000institutions.

Most are coeducational.

Admittance: good high school record & test scores

also, extra-curricular activities

Classification:

college -- offer only undergraduate courses

university -- have undergraduate, graduate(post-graduate) & professional schools


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What are the differences and similaritiesbetween a university and a college?

college

university

Much larger

Severaldifferentcolleges in it

Four years forundergraduatesAdmit studentswith a highschool diploma

No graduate orprofessionalprograms
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Colleges look for students who

are well-rounded

Extracurricularactivities

Grades inhigh school

Scores ontests likethe SAT


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Extracurricular activities

Teach thestudent the

winning spirit

Designed todevelop

competitive,organizationaland social

skills

Art, music,drama,debate,

photograph,volunteer

work

Student governmentClubs and other

activitiesAthletics or

competitive sports

All aimed at helping the students to become moresuccessful in later life.


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Electives:

Courses you chooseyourself

-Liberal Arts Education:History, Art, Music,

Literature etc


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Educating the individual

The development of social andinterpersonal skills may be considered asimportant as the development of

intellectual skills. To help students develop these other

important skills, schools have added alarge number of extracurricular activities.

These activities are almost as important asthe students class work.


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Whats the significance of

extracurricular activities?

Demonstrate theirspecial talents

Demonstrate their level ofmaturity and responsibility

Demonstrate their abilityto get along with others

Demonstrate their

leadership qualities


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How do a university or a collegeget money for its expenses?

Aprivatelyfunded

one

Get money

from the stategovernment

Funded by areligious group

They are funded in one ofthe following three ways.

A publiclyfunded one

Get money

from privatesources


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CostThe rapidly rising cost of higher

education:

Harvard University (private): tuition +housing & food + personal expenses =$28,000 + $9,500 + $10,000

Arizona State University(public): tuition +housing & food + personal expenses=($7,000-$8,000) + ($2,000-$3,000) +($4,000-$5,000)


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The Ivy League ( Some of the best-known private universities

in the United States are located in theNortheast.

They are the oldest ones in America as well,known informally as the Ivy League.

These include Harvard, Yale, Princeton,

Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, andUniversity of Pennsylvania, with the firstthree known as The Big Three.


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Harvard University

Harvard is located in Cambridge,Massachusetts, on the eastern coast of theUS.


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Harvard University


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Harvard University

Harvard College wasestablished in 1636. Itwas named for its first

benefactor, JohnHarvard of Charlestown,a young minister whoupon his death, left his

library and half hisestate to the newinstitution.


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Yale University

Yale University was founded in 1701.


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Yale University


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Princeton University

Located in the heart ofPrinceton, New Jersey.

Princeton simultaneously

strives to be one of theleading researchuniversities & the mostoutstandingundergraduate college inthe world.


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College Grades

from highest to lowest, run A, B, C, D, F.

F is a failing grade. A student does not get

credit for having taken a particular course ifhe receives an F in that course.

College students must maintain at least a

low C average in order to remain in school.


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Graduation

Graduation, Harvard, 2005


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Graduation Ceremony

A.k.a. (Commencement Ceremony) In American high schools and colleges, the last

day of the school year is graduation day. The people who come to watch the graduation

are teachers, parents and friends of thegraduates.

Those students who will graduate will wear longrobes and caps with square tops.

The graduate who has the best record in schoolwill make a speech. The school principal andother officials will also make speeches.


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Graduation Ceremony

Then each graduate will receive a piece of paperwhich has his name and the name of the school.The paper which the students receive in high

school is a diploma. The paper which thestudents receive in college is adegree.

After the ceremony, students often chat withtheir teachers, friends and relatives who come to

congratulate them. They take pictures of eachother. Graduation is a memorable event.


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Greek life

Greek life is a term used to describe allGreek letter organizations at a college oruniversity.

Typically Greek life is made up offraternities (men) and sororities(women).

Typically the process of joining a fraternity

is called pledging, and joining a sororityrecruitment.


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Fraternity and Sorority Letters

The Greek letters found on fraternity andsorority houses and fraternity and sororitymembers chests represent the

organization they belong to. Most fraternities and sororities are made

up of two or three capital Greek letters.

Each Greek letter organization has its ownsecrets, rituals and beliefs.


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Dues

Fraternities cost money. The money you spendin dues will be nothing compared to how it willchange your life for the better (if you choose theright one).

The good thing is, once you pay fraternity duesyou are typically covered for all parties andevents for most of the year.

Some fraternities own their own houses at bigschools and have live-in chefs. This is great onbig campuses where you can go down stairsand get a meal instead of walking acrosscampus to the dinning hall.


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Skull and Bones

Its members include some of the most powerfulmen of the 20th century.

Bonesmen, as theyre called, are forbidden to

reveal what goes on in their inner sanctum(), the windowless building on the Yalecampus that is called the Tomb.

Over the years, Bones has included presidents,

cabinet officers, Supreme Court justices andoften their sons and lately their daughters, asocial and political network like no other.


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Skull and Bones was founded in 1832.

Since then, it has chosen only 15 seniorstudents a year, which means there are

about 800 living members at any one time.

The main purpose of this secret society: toget as many members as possible into

positions of power.


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Whats So Great about An American

Degree? World class learning institutions

Endless study choices

Worldwide recognition

Training & research

People and culture

Technology

Flexibility / Ability to transfer credits fromuniversities and change programs

Campus experience

Global focus


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What are thecharacteristics of anAmericaneducation? And how

does it differ from atraditional Asianeducation?


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In order to constructpersonal meaningstudents areencouraged to askquestions and

challenge ideas.

Asking questions orchallenging ateachers

presentation ofmaterial can be

disrespectful.


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The teachers role

is to be a facilitator

()of learningrather than adispenser of

knowledge.

The teachers role is

to be a dispenser ofknowledge & amodel of

scholarship & virtue.


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Students are taught tobe & encouraged to be

critical thinkers,creative problemsolvers & decisionmakers.

The ability to imitate& produce accurate

replicas ofsomething is highlyvalued.


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