EDUCATION …whether is it boring, unusual,

interesting?

January 2014

Warming Up

English is my passion,English is my life.

I adore speak EnglishDuring days and nights.

The 25th of January is …

• The birthday of V. Vysotski• The birthday of Robert Burns• The Students’ Day (Tatiana’ Day)

1755 – tsarina Elisabeth signed a degree about the opening of the State Moscow University;the 19th century – tsar Nicolay I signed the degree to make the date as the festival of all students.

People who read books

will always manage those who watch TV

Some interesting facts

about education in the world

Do you know that …• In Japan a school year consists of three terms and

starts in the beginning of April. The 1st term continues till the 20th of July, then there are summer holidays, after which the 2nd term lasts up to the end of December and from January to March pupils attend schools in the 3rd term.

? When do Japanese students move up to the next class? (during short spring holidays)

Do you know that …• The profession of a teacher

thought to be men’s in Japan. Only male had been working at Japanese school for a very long time.

? Who are teachers in modern Japanese schools, men or women? (both sexes)

? If men work at school nowadays, how many?

(more than half of staff)

Do you know that …• In many school of Japan

there are no canteens.

? Where do pupils have lunch there? (in the classrooms)

Do you know that …• Czech pupils have only two holidays – in winter and in

summer.? How long are summer holidays in Czech republic?

(two months)• Czech schoolchildren get marks same as in Russia -

from 1 up to 5.? Do these marks mean the same as in our country? (No, “5’ is the worst mark, “1” is the best)? How many school subjects can a teacher teach? (some – maths and P.E. or chemistry, music and Czech)

Do you know that …• Finnish teachers never call a pupil to answer

without his or her desire. Demonstration of pupils’ defects is forbidden in Finland.

? How many people work in Finnish schools during a lesson? (two – a teacher and his assistant)

? How often do Finnish students go out during school time? (after every lesson regardless of season)

Do you know that …• In Norway there is a strict division of

schoolchildren into school groups according to their age. Pupils of primary school, teenagers of 14 and 18 year old young people don’t study at the same building.

? When do Norwich students start getting marks at school? ( only in the eighth class)

Do you know that …• There are 90,000 state and

30,000 private schools in the USA with 55,000,000 schoolchildren and 3,000,000 teachers.

Do you know that …• The system of marks in the USA is letters.

"А" – 15% of students who show a high level of knowledge and originality of thinking; "В" – 25% of students whose level is higher than average; "С" – 35% of students with average abilities; "D" – 15% of students have a low level of knowledge; "F" – 10% of students demonstrate unsatisfactory results and ignorance of school programme.

? What definitions characterise marks from “A” to “F”?

(excellent, good, satisfactory, poor)

•True or false?•Yes or no?

•Right or wrong?

• Chinese winter holidays continue for more than a month – from the end of December up to the beginning of February.

? Yes. Because the Chinese mark Chinese New Year• A Greek person can be a student for thirty years.? Yes. InGreece a student gets a lot of privilege in

the time he studies: free lessons, food, medical care, transport at a discount, etc.

• In America parents can be arrested if their children don’t attend school.

? Yes. It’s true.

• In America children of primary school have three breaks for eating.

? No. There are two: Milk break and Lunch break.

• There are 15 students in the class in the USA.

? No. They are 35 - 40

• The percentage of

former pupils who want to get a higher education is 50%.

? No. They are only 29%

The university lecture lasted in one of Australian institutes more than 50 hours.

? Yes. It has been written by the Professor Barrows on biology.

• In India about 28,000 pupils attend one of school.

? Yes. The world record was set up in Montessori school in 2003-2004.

• The most ancient university in the world is situated in Great Britain.

? No. It was founded in Morocco in 859.

• In the USA employees with high education have the same salary with those without such education.

? No. People with high education have salary twice more than those without it.

• Teachers in England get the highest salary in the world.? No. It is Sweden – minimum of salary is $33,000 per

year.• In Russia teacher’s salary is equal to monthly teacher’s

salary in Sweden.? No. It’s much less.

There is a tradition in Harvard when at last night of preparation for exams students should run naked.

? Yes. This tradition is

strange but real. It is observed till nowadays without any clothes around Harvard Yard accompanied by the university orchestra.

• Practically in all European universities there are more women than men.

? Yes. Exception is Germany.• According to statistics men

having higher education are healthier than those who haven’t it: they weight less, have lower blood pressure, and they are inclined less to heart diseases.

? Yes. It’s true.

QUIZ: BRITISH

EDUCATION

Quiz: British education1. When do British children start school?2. Is nursery school compulsory?3. Do all children go to the kindergarten?4. What do children do at their first school year?5. Do parents need to help teachers to develop their

children?6. How long do pupils study at school?7. What is the title of the first step of schooling?8. Do they go to the secondary or to the nursery school

after primary school?

Quiz: British education9. Can children begin studying at 4 or not?10. What are core subjects in English schools

according to the National Curriculum? 11. Is school education free in Britain?12. When does a school year start in Britain?13. How long do summer holiday last?14. Where does a school year start in August?15. How many levels of attainment/knowledge are

there in the English language in primary school?16. Do children pass any exams after primary school?

Quiz: British education17. When do pupils start to learn a modern foreign

language?18. Do British kids study Russian?19. How many marks do children have in Britain?20. What marks are they? 21. How many days a week do children learn?22. British pupils have got 4 terms in a school year,

haven’t they? 23. What transport takes children to school?24. Children should wear uniform, shouldn’t they?

Quiz: British education25. Can British students wear pajamas at school?26. How long is lunch break?27. Is the discipline strict at schools of Britain?28. Can teachers wear jeans to school?29. Do children like their school food?30. Have students got a religious lesson or not?31. Girls are allowed to wear lipstick and eye-shadow,

aren’t they?32. Do boys and girls sit at different desks?

Quiz: British education33.Do teachers in Britain often use punishment at the

lessons or not?34.How is the document which children get at 16

called?35. Can schoolchildren go to work at 16?36. What class do they attend at 15?37. Is higher education free or not in Britain?38. How many universities are there in Great Britain?39. Do student study 5 years at the university?40. How old are students when they begin higher

education?

QUIZ: BRITISH EDUCATION

Quiz: British education1. At 5 years old2. No, it is voluntary3. No, only half of them4. They begin to tackle a range of subjects, including

those stipulated under the National Curriculum5. Yes, parents play the key role in educating

nursery-age children6. 11 years (from 5 up to 16)7. Infant school8. To the secondary school

Quiz: British education• 9. Yes, in Wales • 10. English, maths, science, technology, histrory,

geography, music, art and P.E.• 11. Yes, it’s free in state schools• 12. As a rule, on the 1st Monday of September• 13. A month and half (in July and August)• 14. In Scotland• 15. There ate 5 basic targets in English and for each of

them there ate 10 levels of attainment• 16. Now in many counties - no

Quiz: British education• 17. At secondary school• 18. Some of them do• 19. Six marks• 20. The marks are letters from A to F• 21. Five (from Monday to Friday)• 22. No, only three• 23. A school bus of a yellow colour• 24. In most schools – yes, they should

Quiz: British education• 25. No, it’s an American habit• 26. An hour and 15 minutes• 27. No, not very strict nowadays, pupils are noisy

and rude to teachers• 28. Yes, they can• 29. No, students find school food terrible• 30. Yes, religious lessons take place in schools• 31. Yes, it’s not forbidden for girls• 32. Yes, boys and girls often sit at the same desk

Quiz: British education• 33. In these correct times, teachers have few sanctions

which they may exercise – certainly not any form of corporal punishment

• 34. GCSE• 35. Yes, they can go to work at 16• 36. The 5th

• 37. For Britishmen – it’s free, for foreigners - not• 38. 44 or 47• 39. No, first degree course lasts 3 or 4 years• 40. 18

From the history of British education …

• Before 1870 education was voluntary and many of the existing schools had been set up by churches.

• Only 2% of children under 14 and 40% of those aged 10 went to school regularly.

• From 1870, in response to changes brought about by the industrial revolution and movements for social and political reform, the government started to take responsibility for education

From the history of British edu…• A “tripartite” system of secondary modern,

technical and grammar schools selected 11 year-old children at the end of their primary education by means of an exam. The top 20% attended grammar schools. Secondary modern and technical schools dealt with more practical subjects. Pupils from them were expected to become manual workers and skilled workers respectively, while those who attended grammar schools were more likely to go on to university and become professionals and managers.

• In the 1950s some people were dissatisfied with the tripartite system.

• Comprehensive schools were introduced in the 1960s with the idea that pupils should not be selected and streamed at such an early age. In 1993 90% of pupils attend such schools; the other 10% attend some remaining grammar or private schools.

The Education System in the UK

• School Education• Further Education• Higher Education

The Education System in the UK

Primary School in GB• Most primary schools are

co-educational (boys and girls are taught together), usually with a class teacher system

• Children used to be selected for secondary education by means of an examination --the ‘eleven plus’.

Primary School Subjects• One teacher teaches:– Art– Analysis– Drama– English– Geography– History– Mathematics– Scottish Gaelic (in Scotland)

Secondary School• Compulsory education extends up to 16 years.

Students are often streamed into different ability groups. Some think this undermines the principles of comprehensive education.

Secondary School Subjects• Mathematics• Science• Technology and design• Information Technology• English• Modern Languages

(French, German, Spanish)

• Geography

• History• Social Education• Religion• Cooking• Music• Physical education• Greek and Latin

(at grammar and independent schools)

Secondary School• The main examination that all students should

take at 16 is the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE). Some students continue in the same school for a further 2 years of study leading to the examination of the General Certificate of Education, Advanced level (GCE A level). Usually 3 or 4 academic subjects are studied and 1 general studies paper. This is the main examination required for university entrance.

Universities and Colleges

of Higher Education in GB• Altogether, there are now 44 universities in the

United Kingdom: 33 in England, 8 in Scotland, 2 in Northern Ireland and 1, a federation of 7 colleges, in Wales.

Universities and Colleges

of Higher Education in GB• The old universities

refer to those founded before 1600. Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest ones, dating from 1249 and 1284. Until the 19th century, they were the only 2 universities in England

Universities and Colleges

of Higher Education in GB• Degrees: BA (Bachelor

of Arts) or BSc (Bachelor of Science); MA (Master of Arts) or MSc (Master of Science); Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy).

“Eleven plus”• The system of secondary education in Britain

has been changed in recent years. Under the old system, children took an examination called the “eleven plus” at the age of 11. If they passed this examination, they went to a grammar school (high school) and if they failed, they went to a secondary modern school.

• Under the new system, there is no examination at the age of eleven, and the grammar schools and secondary modern schools have been replaced by large comprehensive schools. Some comprehensives are “streamed”; others are “unstreamed”. In a streamed school, pupils are placed into classes according to their ability. Children of high ability are in the “A” stream, those of lesser ability in the “B” stream and so on. In an unstreamed school, children of mixed ability are placed together in the classes.

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