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4.6 American Culture - Education
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American Culture: Education
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Lesson Aims
Part One:
You can explain how the educational system is organised
You can describe what it is like to attend an american university
You can explain what the Ivy league is
Part Two:
You can answer exam-type questions
Slide 2 - Slide
Education in the USA. What comes to mind?
Slide 3 - Open question
Reading
Read the chapter "the educational ladder"
Slide 4 - Slide
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
Slide 7 - Slide
Reading
Read the chapter "attending an amercan university (207)
Slide 8 - Slide
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
Slide 11 - Slide
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)
Slide 12 - Slide
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
Slide 14 - Slide
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.
Slide 20 - Open question
(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
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