Are You Happy with the Country You Live In?

Holydolly, we were taught history, civics, when we were in school. Also, we had Walter Cronkite and newspapers. I love history, especially, early civilization study. I wonder if students don't think this has anything to do with them. They are living for the moment, I suppose. I believe it is still being taught in middle schools and high school.
 

Holly....I know that UK doesn't have grades like the US's K thru 12. I think my Gram said there were "forms" but I don't remember if those are sort of like grades or not. I also read somewhere about "O" levels but don't recall much of that either. Do these forms and levels divide up the age groups like grades do?
 
America has problems, but can't be too bad. Millions of illegals are willing to risk jail to get here.


Gene
 

GeneMO said:
America has problems, but can't be too bad. Millions of illegals are willing to risk jail to get here.


Gene
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They are poor or are abused in their own country and they have this impression they'll be helped in the US, not hated. We get many trying to get into the UK as well only not as many.
 
Kath said:
Holly....I know that UK doesn't have grades like the US's K thru 12. I think my Gram said there were "forms" but I don't remember if those are sort of like grades or not. I also read somewhere about "O" levels but don't recall much of that either. Do these forms and levels divide up the age groups like grades do?
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I still don't have it all straight even though my DH was a headteachers/headmaster. But 4 year olds go to reception (kindergarden), then primary 1 at age 5. I will try to explain the rest when I'm out of bed and not on my tablet.
 
Scotland's education system is separate from England and Wales. This looks like a good synopsis.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Scotland

Nobody has O or A levels any more.

When I went on a job interview here around 2002 I was asked how many O levels and A levels I had. I had to tell the idiot interviewer twice that the US does not have the same system and I wasn't even sure what an O or A level was. I confused him even more by telling him I had an Associate's Degree. So going to college was good enough for him. However, I didn't get and didn't want the job anyway.

O level means Ordinary, A means Advanced. For example you might have taken an English course but taking the A level is more likely to get you into university.
 

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