PRIVATE VS. PUBLIC
VS HOMESCHOOL
-No uniforms required
-You can wear whatever you
Want according to the rules,
including religious symbols
Cost: Free
LEVELS OF COMPULSORY
EDUCATION
Pre-school or Pre-K (Pre-Kindergarten) l: Ages 4-5
K-8
Primary or Elementary school: Ages 5-11, Grades K-5/6
Kindergarten: Ages 5-6
First (1st) grade-> Fifth(5th) grade
Middle school: Ages 11-14, Grades 6/7 -8
Sixth(6th) grade or Seventh(7th) grade (depending on state) -> eighth
(8th) grade
Continuation: “Graduation from 8th grade to high school
High school: Ages 14-18, Grades 9-12
Ninth (9th) grade -> Twelfth (12th) grade
Graduation
SCHOOL CLUBS
EXTRA-CURRICULAR
French club,
Spanish Club
The Debate TeamThe Chess Club
Radio Club School newspaper,
yearbook Choir
Band
Marching Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIBCms9rk0g SGHS Choreo
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
AND BASKETBALL
TEAMS
College Scouts
South of the US
Places much
importance on
American
Football
UNIVERSITY LEVEL
Associates
degree: 2 years
University or “college”, Community
college
Bachelors
degree: 4 yearsMasters degree: 2 years PhD: 4-8 years
MajorMinor
Public schools- usually State Schools:
UCSB, UCB, UCLA, University of Florida, University of
New Hampshire, University of Maine
Avg. cost per year-$20k-30k
Private schools- Harvard, Columbia, NYU, Stanford,
Yale, Brown, Princeton, Duke, Notre Dame
Avg. cost per year- $60k-80k
Colleges in the US (2005)
Public 4-year institutions 629
Private 4-year institutions 1,845
Public 2-year institutions 1,070
Private 2-year institutions 596
Total 4140
COLLEGE SUBJECTS
Liberal arts
DinosaursVampires in Literature
Sociology of Fame and
Lady Gaga
Theory and History
of Video Games
Zombies in
Popular Media
Disney Feature:
Then and Now
The Textual Appeal
of Tupac Shakur
Elvish, the language
of “Lord of the Rings”
Topics in Comparative Media:
American Pro WrestlingThe Strategy of StarCraft