EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES1. Nguy n Vi t Duyễ ệ2. Tr n Th H ng ầ ị ồ

Ng cọ3. Phan Th Lanị Ỷ4. Lê Thuý Ngân5. Võ Lê Nh Ng cư ọ

I. Public Schools

II. The Educational Ladder

III. Racial Equality and Education

IV. Attending an American University and Educating the Individual

V. Multicultural Education in the US

EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES

I. Public School

Presenter: Nguyễn Việt Duy

Establishment Responsibility

I. Public School

1.1 Establishment

Purpose: to keep the basic value: equality of

opportunity

I. Public School

Purpose:Providing some tools for people to

improve their life

I. Public School

Children with divorced parents

I. Public School

1.2 Responsibility

Immigrants

Language

Differential in education

I. Public School

1.2 Responsibility

money reduction

I. Public School

2.1 The educational system2.2. Types of school2.3 The inequality in the U.S. educational system2.4. Government’s solution

Presenter: Tr n Th H ng Ng cầ ị ồ ọ

II. Educational Ladder

2.1 The educational systemU.S. Educational system

Elementary school

Middle school

High school

Post- secondary education

II. Educational Ladder

Elementary school

Preschool 3-4

Pre-kindergarten 4-5

Kindergarten 5-6

1st Grade 6-7

2nd Grade 7-8

3rd Grade 8-9

4th Grade 9-10

5th Grade 10-11

Middle school

6th Grade 11-12

7th Grade 12-13

8th Grade 13-14

High School

9th Grade (Freshman) 14-15

10th Grade (Sophomore) 15-16

11th Grade (Junior) 16-17

12th Grade (Senior) 17-18

Undergraduate school

Two-year degree (an associate degree)

Four-year degree (bachelor’s degree)

2.1 The educational system

II. Educational Ladder

Students who have obtained a bachelor’s degree can continue their education by pursuing the Master’s or Doctoral degree.

2.1 The educational system

II. Educational Ladder

Public schools: getting their finance from local, state, and federal government funds. (charter school, magnet school, etc.)

Private schools: supported by a private organization or private individuals rather than by the government, getting their finance mostly from tuition fee. (religious school, elite private school, etc.)

2.2. Types of school

II. Educational Ladder

2.2. Types of school

II. Educational Ladder

Public School

- The unequal distribution of wealth is directly related to inequalities in education beginning at early education.

2.3. The inequality in the educational system

II. Educational Ladder

Staff characteristics. The education equipment. The quality of education. …

2.3. The inequality in the educational system

II. Educational Ladder

It dramatically increases the role of the federal government in guaranteeing the quality of public education for all children in the United States -- with an emphasis on increased funding for poor school districts, higher achievement for poor and minority students, and new measures to hold schools accountable for their students' progress

2.4. Government’s solution

II. Educational Ladder

Presenter: Phan Thị Ỷ Lan

III. Racial Equality and Education

After civil war, blacks were prevented from attending white schools according to the social and legal system in the southern states.

III. Racial Equality and Education

• Despite of existance of non legal segregated schools after 1954, it worked effectively when the civil rights Acts was in forced the mid -1960s

III. Racial Equality and Education

solutions

Black students were bused to majority white schools and vice serva for the purpose of balancing races in the school

Setting up a new type of school called “magnet” in black neighborhood benefited students by creating special programs.

Some schools took available places for blacks and minorities.

Presenter: Lê Thuý Ngân

IV. Attending an American University and Educating the Individual

Harvard University

Yale University

IV. Attending an American University and Educating the Individual

University of Chicago

Princeton University

Attending an American University

Tuition & buying

-book expense

s

Living away from home

Financial problems for

students

Total cost (2010)

Public University

(4 years):

$27,967 (per year)

Private University

(4 years):

$40,476 (per year).

Part-time jobs

Financial aid programs

Distance learning

Educating the Individual

American schools tend to put more emphasis on developing critical thinking skills.

A large number of extracurricular activities are added to daily life at school.

Athletics competitive

Other activities : art, music, photography, debate, volunteer work,…

V. Multicultural Education in the U.S.

Presenter: Võ Lê Như Ngọc

1 • Definition

2 • History

3 • Primary goals

4• Teaching formula

V. Multicultural Education in the U.S.

5.1. Definition

EQUALITY

Multicultural education is the recognition of the equality of all people regardless of their racial ethnic or cultural background.

V. Multicultural Education in the U.S.

racial ethnic cultural background.

5.2. History

The melting pot is a metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous, the different elements "melting together" into a harmonious whole with a common culture. It is particularly used to describe the assimilation of immigrants to the USA; the melting-together metaphor was in use by the 1780s.

After 1970 the desirability of assimilation and the melting pot model was challenged by proponents of multiculturalism, who assert that cultural differences within society are valuable and should be preserved, proposing the alternative metaphor of the mosaic, salad bowl – different cultures mix, but remain distinct.

What were schools like before multicultural education?  

+ School curriculums were focused on white superiority.

+ Textbooks were about “white” history and all their

accomplishments.

+ Diversity was not part of the educational environment.

+There was a “policy of assimilating minority groups into the

melting pot of dominant American culture”

(Sobol, 1990).

+The educational system did not encourage and accept the

differences, similarities, and overall diversity that many

cultures bring to the United States.

5.2. History

Outgrowth in the 1960s during Civil Rights Movement.

Curricula reform movement to reflect experiences, histories, cultures and perspectives of African Americans.

5.2. History

Respect the different

backgrounds of others

Provide a fair learning

environment

Transform educational curriculum

Recognize the

contributions of all groups

5.3. Primary Goals

Fair learning environment

transcend cultural border

get involved in class

be free about

decision making

5.3. Primary Goals

Teachers should concentrate on the need of including notions of:+ Histories+ Cultures+Contributions of diverse groups while teaching => Instill students with pride and confidence in their unique and special backgrounds

5.4. Teaching Formula

=> Have positive effects on the racial attitudes of students

5.4. Teaching Formula

equity pedagogy

5.4. Teaching Formula

maintain its diversity

retain its fundamental

identity

5.4. Teaching Formula

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