1. EDUCATION IN THE
UNITED STATES
1. Nguyễn Việt Duy
2. Trần Thị Hồng Ngọc
3. Phan Thị Ỷ Lan
4. Lê Thuý Ngân
5. Võ Lê Như Ngọc
2. EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES
I. Public Schools
II. The Educational Ladder
III. Racial Equality and Education
IV. Attending an American University and
Educating the Individual
V. Multicultural Education in the US
10. II. Educational Ladder
2.1 The educational system
2.2. Types of school
2.3 The inequality in the U.S. educational
system
2.4. Government’s solution
Presenter: Trần Thị Hồng Ngọc
11. II. Educational Ladder
2.1 The educational system
Elementary school
U.S. Educational
system
Middle school
High school
Post- secondary
education
14. II. Educational Ladder
2.1 The educational system
Undergraduate
school
Two-year degree
(an associate
degree)
Four-year degree
(bachelor’s
degree)
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17. II. Educational Ladder
2.1 The educational system
Students who have obtained a bachelor’s degree can
continue their education by pursuing the Master’s or
Doctoral degree.
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20. II. Educational Ladder
2.2. Types of school
Public schools: getting their finance from local,
state, and federal government funds. (charter
school, magnet school, etc.)
Private
schools: supported by a private
organization or private individuals rather than
by the government, getting their finance mostly
from tuition fee. (religious school, elite private
school, etc.)
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2.3. The inequality in the educational system
- The unequal distribution of wealth is directly
related to inequalities in education beginning at early
education.
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2.3. The inequality in the educational system
Staff characteristics.
The education equipment.
The quality of education.
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26. II. Educational Ladder
2.4. Government’s solution
It dramatically increases the role of
the
federal
government
in
guaranteeing the quality of public
education for all children in the United
States -- with an emphasis on
increased funding for poor school
districts, higher achievement for poor
and minority students, and new
measures to hold schools accountable
for their students' progress
28. III. Racial Equality and Education
After civil
war, blacks were
prevented from
attending white
schools according
to the social and
legal system in the
southern states.
29. III. Racial Equality and Education
• Despite of existance of non legal
segregated schools after 1954, it
worked effectively when the civil rights
Acts was in forced the mid -1960s
30. solutions
Black students were bused to majority white
schools and vice serva for the purpose of
balancing races in the school
31. Setting up a new type of school called “magnet”
in black neighborhood benefited students by
creating special programs.
50. V. Multicultural Education in the
U.S.
1
• Definition
2
• History
3
• Primary goals
4
• Teaching formula
51. V. Multicultural Education in the
U.S.
5.1. Definition
Multicultural education is the recognition of
the equality of all people regardless of their racial
ethnic or cultural background.
EQUALITY
racial ethnic
cultural background.
52. 5.2. History
The
melting
pot
is
a
metaphor
for
a
heterogeneous
society
becoming
more homogeneous, the different elements "melting
together" into a harmonious whole with a common
culture. It is particularly used to describe
the assimilation of immigrants to the USA; the meltingtogether metaphor was in use by the 1780s.
After 1970 the desirability of assimilation and the
melting pot model was challenged by proponents
of multiculturalism, who assert that cultural differences
within society are valuable and should be
preserved, proposing the alternative metaphor of
the mosaic, salad bowl – different cultures mix, but
remain distinct.
53. 5.2. History
What were schools like before multicultural education?
+ School curriculums were focused on white superiority.
+ Textbooks were about “white” history and all their
accomplishments.
+ Diversity was not part of the educational environment.
+There was a “policy of assimilating minority groups into
the melting pot of dominant American culture”
(Sobol, 1990).
+The educational system did not encourage and accept
the differences, similarities, and overall diversity that
many cultures bring to the United States.
54. 5.2. History
Outgrowth in the 1960s during Civil Rights
Movement.
Curricula reform movement to reflect experiences,
histories, cultures and perspectives of African
Americans.
55. 5.3. Primary Goals
Respect the
different
backgrounds of
others
Provide a fair
learning
environment
Recognize the
contributions of
all groups
Transform
educational
curriculum
56. 5.3. Primary Goals
Fair learning
environment
transcend
cultural
border
get involved
in class
be free about
decision
making
57. 5.4. Teaching Formula
Teachers should concentrate on the need of
including notions of:
+ Histories
+ Cultures
+Contributions of diverse groups while
teaching
=> Instill students with pride and confidence in
their unique and special backgrounds
