EDUCATION FOR LIFE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 OVERVIEW OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION

2 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

3 GRADE SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL

4 THE COLLEGE YEARS

5 ADULT EDUCATION: CONTINUING YOUR EDUCATION

6 HOW TO EARN A DEGREE ONLINE

OVERVIEW OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION

STRUCTURE OF THE WESTERN EDUCATION SYSTEM: The education system in the United States was designed, in part, by the education systems of Europe. When settlers moved to the United States and began to build towns, they had to task of teaching their children how to survive in this new land. Borrowing from traditional method of lectures, apprenticeships, and religion, small schools were established. As these towns grew, so did the schools. By the time the United States declared its freedom; individual towns were responsible for teaching their children. This has not changed much today. Individual states still have control over the education that children receive. Even though states have banded together to create a uniform curriculum, it is still up to each state to be responsible for teaching the children. Over the years, private schools have been established by religions and other organizations who felt they could provide better for the children who attend their churches or who wanted to use different methods of teaching. While this is acceptable under the law, these schools must still provide a solid education that children can use when they become adults. Academic studies have been broken up into grade levels that children must pass in order to continue their education. Most schools operate under this structure: Pre-school, Kindergarten, Grade school, Middle school, High school, College.
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