4.6 American Culture - Education

American Culture: Education
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American Culture: Education

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Lesson Aims
Part One:
  1. You can explain how the ​educational system is organised
  2. You can describe what it is like to attend an american university
  3. ​You can explain what the Ivy league is

Part Two:
You can answer exam-type questions

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Education in the USA. What comes to mind?

Slide 3 - Open question

Reading
Read the chapter "the educational ladder" 

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How does the educational ladder concept mirror American values?

Slide 5 - Open question

Which two areas of inequality can you name?

Slide 6 - Open question

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Reading
Read the chapter "attending an amercan university (207)

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From 1900 to 2000, the percentage of young Americans who take at least some college courses
A
increased enormously from less than 10% to more than 50%
B
increased slightly, from about 10% to about 20%
C
stayed around the same, at around 20%

Slide 9 - Quiz

What the majority of Americans probably value most about higher education is
A
its cultural value
B
its monetary value
C
its moral value

Slide 10 - Quiz

School Life ​
  • Education system is decentralized
  • Depending on the state, schooling is compulsory until the age of 16 or 18.
  • mandatory subjects in high school: English, maths, biology, chemistry, physics, physical education (very important) and history.
  • optional courses e. g. art, modern languages, computers.
  • extracurricular activities: drama class, debate club, band etc.
  • most students are enrolled in public schools (funded through taxes)
  • 10% attend private schools (fees required)
  • 1-2 % of parents in the USA educate their children at home

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Grading system​
In the USA letter grades are used in reports.

A > 90 % (excellent) 
B > 80 % (very good)
C > 70 % (improvement needed)
D > 60 % (close fail)
E > 50 % (fail)
F < 50 % (fail)

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The Ivy League
Began as eight highly competitive athletic colleges 
considered some of the most prestigious, and ranked among the best universities worldwide 
connotations of academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and social elitism
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Exam Practice

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What were the direct reasons for America entering World War I?

Slide 15 - Open question

What impact did the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad have on
a) the economy and
b) Native American tribes?

Slide 16 - Open question

In the early 20th century America experienced a ‘second industrial revolution’. Give three examples of how this revolution changed American life

Slide 17 - Open question

Give one reason why Prohibition was introduced and one reason why it was abolished.

Slide 18 - Open question

Explain the following:
a) The Homestead Act
b) The Indian Removal Act

Slide 19 - Open question

The Declaration of Independence of 1776 states that all men are created equal.
Explain why this was not true in 1776.

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(i) Explain the concept Manifest Destiny.
(ii) What does the modern day American notion of Manifest Destiny entail?

Slide 21 - Open question

What is the difference between puritans and pigrims?

Slide 22 - Open question

Feedback

Slide 23 - Open question