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Topic: British Schooling system
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3dp
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posted 01-03- 11:19 PM
   
To any British readers willing to take the time. I got my wife the Beatles Anthology book for Xmas and she has hardly put it down since. One point of confusion though is the school "levels". When she mentioned it, I thought, "Yeh, I've never really understood some of those jokes in The Young Ones or Monty Python!". Therefore, I'm here to ask anyone to explain it as simply as possible. No major detail necessary, it can be as simple as the following summary of schooling in the US:Starting at age 6 one enters 1st grade, and through to 5th grade it is refered to as Grammar School. 6th, 7th, and 8th grades are referred to as Middle School or Junior High. The numbers sort of go away at this point and one goes to High School - freshman (9th grade), sophmore (10th), junior (11th), and senior (12th). College follows. This may seem dumb, but we'd like to know! ------------------
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Spanky the Mad Dog
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posted 01-04- 04:13 AM
Spanky here... Similar to the canadian system Except that grammer is called elementry school, and it goes as high as 6th. Then on to junior high for 7,8 and sometimes 9. Then to high school for somtimes 9 and 10,11,12 and up until recently in ontario 13 or OACs Ontario academic credits i think, you needed to go to OACs to goto university. Then depending on the province you were in some french might be required. SInce i moved around alot (dad in the military) the stuff changed all the time, my first 2 years were french. THen to english cause we moved to nova scotia and there was no french school around i guess. so every couple years i would be under the requirment to take french and then not take french. Personally I think it should be the desision of the parents and student (more the student). Cause certainly none of it stuck. IP: Logged |
3dp
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posted 01-04- 10:39 AM
Thanks! It now occurs to me to ask about the specific terms we always hear being bandied about, specifically "A Levels", "O Levels", and "Forms". What do these (and any others anyone can think of) mean?------------------
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wakeup tailgunner
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posted 01-04- 11:13 AM
O levels and A levels are examinations. 'O's are part of secondary school, and are usually sat at age 16. A levels are more advanced, and follow on from O levels. Usually involve 2 more years of study, and get taken at 18.The system also comprised CSE exams, which were also taken at 16, but were aimed at the less academic. The system got replaced by GCSE's with loads of different levels....the government felt it was less discriminatory. Lets not be elitist, lets have everyone mediocre.... IP: Logged |
Jerry
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posted 01-04- 12:24 PM
What does it mean when you "take a first" in a subject, vs. taking a second. (I think that's the terminology you hear on Masterpiece Theater)  IP: Logged | |
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