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Let's start with the courses, and the different grades. In the USA, compulsory education begins at 5 years old, in the Kindergarten, which is the equivalent of La Grande Section in France. Before 5 year-old, you can go to Preschool and Pre-K, which are fee-paying schools, and it's really expensive, that's why lots of children stay at home until kindergarten.
[...] Middle School After that you have the Middle School, that is from 6th grade to 8th grade. It's different from French College, because you have compulsory subjects like English o0000000f Math but you also have plenty of « electives » which are optional subjects that you choose according to what you like, for example you have arts or foreign languages. The middle school starts early, about 8a.m. and ends at 3p.m. D. High School Next is the High School, that includes what we call in France « la troisième ». [...]
[...] But there's not a big exam like the French baccalaureat, but multiple test to enter universities like the SAT Test E. College or University Finally, you can go to a college or a university. You have public universities that are almost free, and most of the time, they are regulated by the State. For example, all the UCs that are Universities of California are free (like UCLA or Berkeley). You also have private universities, most are expensive but you can have scholarships. For example, Harvard or the MIT are private universities. [...]
[...] The American Education System I'm gonna talk about the American Education System I. The Courses and The Grades A. Kindergarten Let's start with the courses, and the different grades. In the USA, compulsory education begins at 5 years old, in the Kindergarten, which is the equivalent of La Grande section. Before 5 years-old, you can go to Preschool and Pre-k, which are fee-paying schools, and it's really expensive, that's why lots of children stay at home until kindergarten. B. Elementary School Then, you have the Elementary School, that is the equivalent of école primaire in France. [...]
[...] The Marks and The Notation System Now let's talk about the marks and the notation system. The marks are with letters from A to A is excellent, F is eliminator. Each letter refers to a mark of 100. Example: At the end of the year, students receive an academic record, without letters but with GPA, that is the Grade Points Average, and the average of all your GPV that you had during the year. III. The School Year And last but not least, the School year. The school year is divided in 2 semesters. [...]
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