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for the Lord, I wait for God my
Savior; my God will hear me.
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practice makes perfect and
nobody's perfect, so why
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USA Educational System
The American Curriculum ( Khan Academy)
Pre-higher education:
Duration of compulsory education:
Age of entry: 6
Age of exit: 16
Structure of school system:
Pre-Primary
Type of school providing this education:
A) Kindergarten
B) Nursery Schools
C) Preschool programs;
D) Child/day Care Centers
Length of program in years: 2
Age level from: 3 to: 6
Certificate/diploma
awarded: Practice varies.
Certificates may be given, especially if needed, to
prove attendance or entry into Elementary School.

Primary
Type of school providing this education:
Elementary Schools (Grades 1-6 or 7)
Age level from: 6 to: 14
Certificate/diploma
awarded.
Middle
Type of school providing this education:
Middle
Schools
(Grades 4-6, 5-7 or 6-8)
Length of program in years: 3
Age level from: 10 to: 14
Secondary
Type of school providing this education:
High
Schools (Grades 7-12 or 8-12)
Length of program in years: 6
Age level from: 13 to: 18
Certificate/diploma
awarded
Junior Secondary
Type of school providing this education:
Junior
High Schools (Grades 7-8, 7-9 or 8-9)
Length of program in years: 3
Age level from: 13 to: 15
Certificate/diploma
awarded
Upper Secondary
Type of school providing this education:
High
Schools,
Senior High Schools (Grades 9-12 or 10-12)
Length of program in years: 4
Age level from: 15 to: 18
Certificate/diploma awarded)
School education:
The age of entry to compulsory education in the
U.S. varies, according to the state, between 5
and 7 years of age, 6 being the most common.
The age at which compulsory schooling ends
varies between 16 and
18 years of age, the
most common being 16. School education does
not end until
age 18, or completion of the 12th
year of school and those who leave school at
the end of compulsory education without
earning a secondary (high school)
diploma do
not receive any certificate or recognition - they
are considered to
be secondary school drop-outs.
Secondary education
Secondary
education takes place in grades 7-12,
depending upon the laws and policies of
states
and local school districts.
Vocational
Vocational and academic/college preparatory or
honors/Regents diplomas usually have additional
set curricular requirements and/or standards
which aspiring graduates must meet or exceed.
International Baccalaureate
A growing number of public and private secondary
schools also offer the International Baccalaureate
(IB) as an optional track; completion of IB
requirements usually requires an additional
summer or semester of study beyond
the 12th year.
Higher education:
Post secondary education is broadly divided into
two
different sectors:
1-post secondary vocational education and
training, which is
non-degree but can produce
some transferable credits under certain
circumstances;
2- higher education, which includes studies
undertaken in degree-granting institutions for
academic credit.

Non-university level:
Educational programs corresponding to "non-
university level
technical/vocational post-
secondary studies" would include all technical
and occupational programs that lead to a
degree,diploma or certificate below
the
Bachelor's degree. Education at this level
would include:
(1) all
institutions that only award qualifications
under the Bachelor's degree;
(2)
programs leading to awards under the
Bachelor's degree offered at
institutions that
also award higher degrees.
Associate degree
The Associate degree is
the first academic or
professional degree that can be awarded in
U.S.
post-secondary education.
Holders of this degree may apply to enter higher
degree programs at the Bachelor's level, but
are not qualified to apply
directly for advanced
(graduate) studies program.
Programs of study for
this degree are usually
designed to take 2 years of full-time study, but
some
take longer to complete.
Bachelor's degree
The Bachelor's degree is
the second academic
degree that can be awarded in U.S. post-
secondary education,
and is one of two
undergraduate (first) degrees that qualify a
student to apply
to programs of advanced
(graduate) study (the other such degree is the
first-professional degree).
Programs of study for this degree are designed
to
take between 4 and 5 years, depending on
the field of study.
Honors programs
Honors programs are
offered by many
institutions that award the Bachelor's degree.
These generally
require the completion of
additional requirements such as preparation
of an
undergraduate thesis, honors paper or
project, advanced coursework, or special
examinations. .
Master's degree
The Master's degree
represents the second stage
of higher education and is the first advanced
(graduate) degree. U.S. Master's degrees may
be taught (without thesis) or research (with thesis)
and may be awarded in academic or professional
fields.
Most Master's degrees are designed to
take 2 years of full-time study
Research
Doctorate:
The Research Doctorate represents the third
and
highest stage of higher education in the
United States and may be awarded in
academic disciplines and some professional
fields of study. This degree is not
awarded by
examination or coursework only, but requires
demonstrated mastery of
the chosen subject
and the ability to conduct independent, original
research
Teacher education:
Training of pre-primary and primary/basic school
teachers. Requirements for
education and
certification (license) of early childhood (nursery,
kindergarten,
preschool) and elementary (primary)
teachers are set by state governments which
require multiple exams (subject matter, etc.)

Training of secondary
school teachers
The basic
pre-certification requirements for
secondary teachers are the same as for
elementary school teachers. A major difference
is that secondary school
teachers are certified
as competent in one or more academic or
vocational
subjects and spend their careers
concentrating on these subjects.
Lifelong higher education
Frequently called
continuing education.
Institutions operate specific continuing education
programs, some very extensive and parallel to
regular institutional degree
offerings, whilst others
are short or specialized programs. Continuing
education may be structured to lead to
Certificates, Diplomas or Degrees, or
unstructured and used to provide general and
leisure study opportunities.
Distance learning
Some
continuing education is offered through
distance learning methods while other
programs
are offered at an institution or provided at a
branch site. When
offered in order to provide
further education and training for professionals
who already hold basic qualifications, it is usually
called continuing
professional education.
Apply these teaching
methods:

Teaching Forum 2006, Volume
44, Number 2