【正文】 ve universal literacy and to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to promote both their own individual welfare as well as that of the general public.
The public schools and the private schools
In America, there are mainly two categories of schoolsthe public schools and the private schools. It is said that there are more public elementary and secondary schools that private ones, while private colleges and universities outnumber public ones. About 90percent of American students attend public schools, the other 10 percent attend private schools, for which their families choose to play special attendance fees. Four out of five private schools in the United States are run by churches, synagogues or other religious groups.
In China, there are public schools and private schools, too. Maybe the private ones are more than the public ones, but students prefer public ones to private ones, especially when they are applying for universities or colleges.
Funds of education
The bined expenses of both education systems, public and private, exceed $190 000million a year. From that point of view, American education is a powerful consumer.
In China, similar to America, both public and private schools depend on three sources of ine: student tuition, endowments, (gifts made by wealthy benefactors) and government funding.
In America, education is a local matter, which means that the education is dominated by the local government. All states require young people to attend school. Thus, every child in America is guaranteed up to 13years of education. This is true regardless of a child’s race, religion, and sex, learning problems, physical handicap or inability to speak English. Some states play a strong role in the selection of learning material for their students. Americans have a strong tendency to education to educate their children about major public concernsproblems such as environmental pollution, nuclear issues, neighborhood crime and drugs.
The political system in two nations is different, so are the relationships between
the local government and the central government. So in China, the education is a county’s matter except for those private schools.
The Education System in the United States
Elementary and secondary education in the covers 12 years for ages 6 through 18, all the states have laws that require children to go to school, generally until the age of 16, unless they are severely handicapped. The typical organizational pattern for elementary and secondary schools is that of graded schools. Usually, the elementary school covers grades 18 and the high school 912.
The Education System in China
In China, the education system is posed of four ponents. Basic education, occupational/polytechnic education, is mon higher education and adult education.
(1). Basic EducationBasic education prises of preschool education, primary (6 years) and junior (3 years) and senior (3 years) middle schooling. (2). Mediumlevel Occupational and Polytechnic EducationIt is mainly posed of mediumlevel professional schools, polytechnic schools, occupational middle schools as well as shortterm occupational and technical training programs of various forms.(3).Common Higher EducationCommon higher education prises of junior college, bachelor, and master and doctoral degree programs. Junior college program usually last 2~3 years。
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