The difference The difference between between

American and American and Slovak schoolsSlovak schools

Zuzana AdamskZuzana Adamskáá,3.A.,3.A.

2006/20072006/2007

The main differences The main differences

Distance:Distance: milesmiles: 5566.2: 5566.2 kilometers kilometers: 8957.9: 8957.9 Language:Language: Slovak, EnglishSlovak, English Population:Population: approximately 60 times more approximately 60 times more

than Slovakiathan Slovakia

What are we going to talk What are we going to talk about?about?

School systemSchool system

Technology and teaching methodsTechnology and teaching methods

SportsSports

ActivitiesActivities

HealthHealth

School systemSchool system

School in generalSchool in general

EducationEducation

Types of schoolsTypes of schools

Coursework and Coursework and

RequirementsRequirements

GradesGrades

SubjectsSubjects

School in generalSchool in general

Grades:Grades: 99thth –12 –12thth –Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, –Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors,

SeniorsSeniors

Time range:Time range: starts at 7.50, ends at 15.00starts at 7.50, ends at 15.00

Class time:Class time: class takes 85 minutesclass takes 85 minutes

8 classes per semester, A’, B’ days 8 classes per semester, A’, B’ days Pledge Allegiance: Pledge Allegiance: every Monday before first every Monday before first

classclass

Dress code:Dress code: stricter than in Slovakiastricter than in Slovakia

Education, Coursework and Education, Coursework and requirementsrequirements

Types of school:Types of school: Public, private,home schooling Public, private,home schooling

CIM:CIM: assures that student has met state assures that student has met state

requirements requirements

Senior project:Senior project: more practical than our projectsmore practical than our projects

Grades and testingGrades and testing

Grades:Grades: A,B,C,D,FA,B,C,D,F

No oral testing, just testsNo oral testing, just tests

Homework:Homework: creates part of your gradecreates part of your grade

No vysvedcenie, only reportsNo vysvedcenie, only reports

Finals every semesterFinals every semester

SubjectsSubjects

Division of levels:Division of levels: Basic, Honors, AP(Advance Basic, Honors, AP(Advance

Placement)Placement)

Extended subject sphere:Extended subject sphere: metals, Culinary, Drama metals, Culinary, Drama

etc.etc.

Technology and teaching Technology and teaching methodsmethods

Usage of modern technologiesUsage of modern technologies

Do different projects to apply their Do different projects to apply their

knowledge in practical lifeknowledge in practical life

Memorizing less facts, Memorizing less facts,

SportsSports

Sports:Sports: Fall, Winter, Fall, Winter,

SpringSpring

Mascot:Mascot: VikingViking

School colors:School colors:

maroon and goldmaroon and gold

Pacific Athletic Pacific Athletic

Conference(Pac 9)Conference(Pac 9)

ActivitiesActivities

Drama PlaysDrama Plays

PromProm

HomecomingHomecoming

HealthHealth

Cafeteria:Cafeteria: breakfast, breakfast,

lunch lunch

a lot of fast fat fooda lot of fast fat food

Slippers, shoes:Slippers, shoes: no no

special slippers for indoorspecial slippers for indoor

Thank you Thank you