Chapter 20 Education 教育

1． It is a general view that every American has the right and obligation to become educated. American believe that ,through education, an inspanidual acquires the knowledge, skill ,attitudes and abilities which will enable him to fit into society and improve his social status. Education helps to shape the society and develop the national strength。在美國，人們普遍認(rèn)識是，每一個人都有受教育的權(quán)利和義務(wù)，通過受教育，人們可以更好的適應(yīng)社會，提高自身的社會地位，教育有助于塑造社會，增強(qiáng)國家實(shí)力。（2000，46題，一句話回答）

2． Formal education in the U.S consists of elementary ,secondary and higher education, Elementary and secondary education,which forms public education, is free and compulsory.美國正規(guī)的教育由初等，中等和高等教育組成，初等，中等教育屬公立教育，是免費(fèi)和義務(wù)的。

3． In American ,there are more public elementary and secondary schools that private ones, while private colleges and universities outnumber public ones.在美國，公立中小學(xué)比私立多，而私立大學(xué)比公立大學(xué)多。

4． Under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S Constitution, education was included among the responsibilities which were “reserved to the states or the people:.根據(jù)美國憲法第十修正案，教育是：保留給各州或人民：的責(zé)任之一。

5． There is not a national system of education in the United States, It is the state that establishes policies for the education within its boundary, so many variations can be found in the education system of the 50 states.美國沒有全國統(tǒng)一的教育體制，而是由各州為自己轄區(qū)內(nèi)的學(xué)校制訂，所以50個州的教育體制相差很大。

6． Elementary and secondary education in the U.S covers 12 years for ages 6 through 18, All the states have laws that require children to go to school, generally until the age of 16, unless they are severely handicapped.美國初等和中等教育共12年，從6歲到期8歲，所有州要求孩子們上學(xué)上到期16歲，除非他們嚴(yán)重殘疾。

7． In American, the total support