Hello,
everyone. Earlier I have taken you to look at the American economy,
and we know that the United States is the biggest economic power
in the world. However, economy does not work by itself. One of the
reasons that the United States became powerful and was able to sustain
its power is because of its emphasis on education. In today's world,
when competition intensifies on a world scale, education is increasingly
becoming one of the crucial and distinguishing factors in measuring
the human resources potential of a nation. In this unit, we will
look at the various aspects of American education: the types of
schools, what they teach at the schools, a bit of history of education
in the US, curriculum in the finest universities in the US, and
some new trends. A good piece of information for you: you are going
to have an easy time with the vocabulary in this unit—not
many new words! And of the few new words, you may have a good chance
of knowing some of them, because you are a student and this is what
you do everyday, right?
Students
Ok, now get ready for some simple questions:
1.
What does "compulsory education" mean?
(a)
People can decide for themselves whether
they want to go to school or not.
(b)
Everyone must attend receive education for
a certain number of years.
(c)
Students must listen to the teacher.
Answer:
2. Is college education free in the US?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
Answer:
3. Which of the following is not a university in the US?
(a) Yale University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) Oxford University.
Answer:
4. In public schools in the US, funding mainly comes from________.
(a) tax payers
(b) private foundations
(c) private donations
(d) tuition from students
Answer:
5. Which one of the following is the oldest university in the US?
(a) Princeton.
(b) New York University.
(c) Harvard.
(d) University of Edinburgh.
Answer:
Hello,
everyone. Earlier I have taken you to look at the American economy,
and we know that the United States is the biggest economic power
in the world. However, economy does not work by itself. One of the
reasons that the United States became powerful and was able to sustain
its power is because of its emphasis on education. In today's world,
when competition intensifies on a world scale, education is increasingly
becoming one of the crucial and distinguishing factors in measuring
the human resources potential of a nation. In this unit, we will
look at the various aspects of American education: the types of
schools, what they teach at the schools, a bit of history of education
in the US, curriculum in the finest universities in the US, and
some new trends. A good piece of information for you: you are going
to have an easy time with the vocabulary in this unit—not
many new words! And of the few new words, you may have a good chance
of knowing some of them, because you are a student and this is what
you do everyday, right? 
