Week 5 Education in uk

While the head of the government show it their nonchalant attitude towards the education all British political parties are now talking about the education issue very seriously indeed. In fact in recent years the subject has risen to the very top of political agenda. In the year 1989-90 spending on education consumed 14% of all public expenditure in the UK. And as far as our country's spending on education are concerned - they are less then 1.5% of the whole public expenditure. As far as our primary schools are concerned they are not offering the substandard teaching in reading etc.

The tests showed that the average Russian school-child is 4-5 years above his or her American or English contemporary. Just the 9-class middle education is enough to enter a good foreign university's far as private schools in UK are concerned I think that they are useful from one side and useless from the other. The costs are very high. If I had 3000 pounds I would not spend them on my education in school. Perhaps I would spend them on the education in any university but not in school. Nowadays in Russia a lot of private and independent schools were opened. I suppose that they influence better on the molding the personality but the level of education is lower than in primary comprehensives. As far as education is concerned it must be free of charge from the state or any bandy or company. I also suppose that it must be compulsory and every boy and girl MUST have a primary education. But the school must accept pupils on the selective basis with reference to aptitude or ability. In the UK children are accepted to school on non-selective basis but it is not correct to my mind: intelligent, good, bright pupils must study with lazy and silly? No. Let's take the Soviet education system as example. There very schools for bright children with a foreign language from the 2nd form and school for silly and lazy with teachers, who are always ill.

American and British schools

In America, all children from six to sixteen go to school. They spend six years in "elementary" school, and four or six years in "secondary" or "high" school. School education is free. At the end of every school year, the children take a test. If a child does well, he goes into next class ("grade"). If he doesn't do well, he has to repeat the grade. Some schools have modern teaching equipment, like computers and closed circuit television, but there are small country schools, with just one classroom.

At the end of their time at school, most students get a high school diploma. If they want to on to college, they take college admission tests. In Britain all children from five to sixteen go to school. They spend six years in "primary" school, and then go on to "secondary" school. In Britain, there are "state" schools, which are free, and private schools for which parent’s pay, Many British private schools are "boarding" schools. The children stay at school all the time, and only come home in the holidays. They usually wear uniforms. Teaching in both countries is usually quite in formal. Students often work together in groups and go to the teacher only when they need help. At school pupils spend the most important of their lives. It is here that their characters and views are formed. The word "school" always reminds us of our childhood and youth, of close and dear people in our life.

Cambridge University at Cambridge, England, one of the oldest English-language universities in the world. Originating in the early 12th cent. (legend places its origin even earlier than that of Oxford Univ.), Cambridge was organized into residential colleges, like those of Oxford, by the end of the 13th cent. The women's colleges are Newnham (1871), New Hall (1954), and Lucy Cavendish (1965). Girton (formerly a women's college) and Newnham were pioneers in university education for women. Although women took university examinations in the 1880s and after 1921 were awarded degrees, their colleges were not admitted to full university status until 1948.

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