Laboratory Work. School Education

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

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Educational Institutions in Order	England	the USA	Australia
1	primary school (age 5)	elementary school (age 6)	Primary school (age 5)
2	secondary/comprehensive school (from 11 to 16)	Junior high school (age 11)	High school (age 12 or 13)
3	GCSE (age 16) A level (age 18) Course of higher education at college or University (3 years from the age of 18)	Senior high school (age 14) College/University (4 year first degree course) Junior college (2 year course)	Higher education (age 16)

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1.    Before they start school, very young children in Britain may go to a playschool where they play with other children and learn to socialize.

2.    British children start primary school at the age of 5 and move to a secondary school at 11 or 13. At the age of 18 or 19 they may go on to further education at a university, polytechnic or college.

3.    At the age of 16, British pupils take GCSE exams. They may stay on at school to take A levels two years later when they are in the sixth form.

4.    A British school or university year is divided into three terms; in America the year is divided into two terms.

5.    In Britain, private boarding schools are known as public schools – in the USA, this term refers to the normal kind or state schools.

6.    At the end of a university course, graduates are awarded a degree - probably a BA (Bachelor of Arts), BSc (Bachelor of Science) or Bed (Bachelor of Education); post-graduates can take a further course or do research and write a dissertation in the hope of getting an MA (Master of Arts) or a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy).

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The educational system in Russia is federal, centralized. Currently, it consists of: pre-school education, primary education, secondary education within 5 years, full secondary education, higher education. Formal education is from 7 to 18 years. The duration of the school year is 34 weeks. Students are trained 5-6 days a week. In Russia, many types of secondary schools (e.g. common schools, lyceums, gymnasiums) and the variety of educational programs. In Russia, as in the UK and USA private and public schools also exist. Basic education lasts for 9 years (9 classes). It is completed by passing the exam "GIA" (State Final Attestation). After finishing 9 classes students receive an incomplete secondary education. At the end of the 11th form students pass the exam "RSE"(Russian State Exam) in order to get the certificate of finishing school.

FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL

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EMOTIONS	LAURIE LEE	PAUL PENNYFEATHER
agreeable                                 bewildered brave               calm                clumsy defeated         delightful        eager embarrassed                fierce happy              helpless           jolly lively                           uptight                         proud relieved                       thankful          thoughtless     victorious                    zealous	grumpy            panicky worried obedient	angry repulsive nervous obnoxious scary

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Laurie Lee felt grumpy as he behaved too childish on his first day at school.

 Laurie Lee was obedient because his teachers promised him a present for a good behavior.

Laurie Lee was panicky and worried of his first day at school

Paul was nervous and scared of his first day at school for he did not know how to teach his students.

Paul became repulsive and angry because his pupils were irritating.

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 I think that these examples show that the students in this school are irritating, and the staff is very odd, moreover, education in this school is very bad for Paul should teach his students what he does not know at all.

LIVE AND LEARN

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Students stay away from school for a number of reasons, e.g. children are trying to avoid negative feelings, like anxiety and depression, or negative experiences, like exams or troubling social interactions. On the other hand, they may be pursuing some positive reward — a parent’s attention, the chance to play video games all day or, for older kids, more illicit pleasures. But,  a child who misses a great deal of school for reasons that look like truancy may become increasingly anxious and embarrassed about going back. In fact, missing school intensifies both the academic pressures and the social pressures that are waiting when a child returns, setting up a dangerous cycle in which the more you’re absent, the more you want to stay out.

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            1     A   do so in order to earn money.

2    C   To save money.

3   A   Parents set a bad example for them.

4   B   They are only just beginning to help.

            5   A   To convince them to offer parents cheap holidays.

            6    C   To teach students to take school more serious

7    A   The law is not strict enough.

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I think that parenting should be more responsible, because family involvement has a direct, positive effect on children’s achievement and is the most accurate predictor of a student’s success in school.

Besides, I think that strict punishment cannot always be effective for it may force a child to rebel against the authority, lose temper, and to behave badly.

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1. Major advantage of a state school is that it’s free, while public schools can be quite expensive.Public schools have better instructors and facilities, but what is great about state schools is a mix of students.The big advantage of going to public schools is the connections you make, moreover, better employers look for people first at public schools, if they can’t find anyone at public schools only then they might look for someone in a state school. However, public schools cost a lot.