Elementary Education In England Vs America

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King Edward the 6th is important for education in England because he founded and built the King’s Grammar School in Canterbury which was the first grammar school founded in 597. The school was part of the church and mostly taught religion and literature Obviously, the King’s School was named after King Edward the 6th and it is still open to this day.As More schools were built over the next years, more courses were added to the curriculum, but it wasn’t until the late 1800’s that the national school system began which provided free education for everyone. This divided the social classes and many schools were divided by rich and poor. Private were opened and taught the majority of the upper class kids.

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When European settlers first came to America in the 1500’s and 1600’s primary schools were being controlled by the churches. It was required by the general court in 1647 that every town of 50 or more families need to hire a reading and writing teacher and open a school That is what started the town schools. The Town Schools were actually governed by a local board and paid for by taxes which became a model for future United States public schools.

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Horace Mann was the first American advocate for America education In the 1800’s, he was elected the Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education and reformed the school system to ensure that every child received a free education funded by local and state taxes. The “Common Schools,” now called public schools were formed. Although educating everyone sounded like a good idea, this caused a divide between the social classes as it did in England. It was known that the more money you had, the better your education. Private schools were opened.

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This quote, “The main underpinning philosophy of the English education system is humanism, with its associated principles of individualism and morality, amongst others. English education is said to be child-centred and individualistic, and the interaction between teacher and pupil is greatly emphasized”. This quote means that humanism is about treating people as individuals. It says that teachers should see students as unique and not treat them all the same. The National Curriculum of England is based on humanism.

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John Dewey was a philosopher whose philosophies are known for being experimentalism or instrumentalism. He was important because he always has a strong opinion about the educational reform in America. John Dewey, “believed that education should be based on the principle of learning through doing.” Which means that education should be taught visually and hands-on and not just verbally. Kids should be part of what they are learning.

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Horace Mann and King Edward 6th

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In England Elementary schools are called primary schools. They both start around age five and end age eleven. What Americans call kindergarten they call year 1. 1st and 2nd grade they call year 2 and year 3. 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade they call year 4,5 and 6. they also have Key Stages 1 & 2. They don’t hold a children back, but they put them in mixed classes. years 3 and 4 would be together

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The subjects taught in both countries are very similar. However, in England religion is a requirement, but parents can choose to have their children taken out.

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Not only are traditional subjects part of the curriculum in Primary schools in England and America, but values education is taught as well Values are “Beliefs or ideals shared by the members of a culture about what is good or bad, desirable or undesirable” In America, there are no state or national value curriculum standards. However here is talk about making values part of the states curriculums. Now, values are taught in every school based on the individual primary schools curriculum. It is a part of the teachers’ jobs to reflect on the different values of the classroom and the school.

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truthfulness, honesty, respect, fairness, sharing, kindness, tolerance, self-discipline, self-control, and self-esteem in America and encouraging respect for other people and cultures, encouraging students to take responsibility for their behavior, acquire knowledge and respect for the democracy in England

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American schools must promote British values which are truthfulness, honesty, respect, fairness, sharing, kindness, tolerance, self-discipline, Self-control, Self-esteem England schools must promote British values which are democracy, the rule of the law, individual liberty, mutual respect for intolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs, and for those without faith

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England and America both have different ways on who to blame if the children don’t do well. For example, In England if the students don’t do well in school it’s most likely the schools fault, but in America if the student’s don’t do well it’s usually the students fault.

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In America and England the way the teachers teach the children are very similar because both England and America have class work, group work, Visual work, Projects, and presentations. England and America are very similar when it comes to how they teach the children in England and America.

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Primary English education in England is broken up into four different areas: spoken language, reading, writing, and the study of spelling, vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, and glossary

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America The Common Core for English Language Arts is divided into Reading Literature, Reading Informational Text, Reading Foundational Skills, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language