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Das Deutsche Schulsystem

Das Deutsche Schulsystem. Deutsch III Notizen. Ausbildung in Deutschland. Education = state-based  so some differences may exist between the 16 Länder Very high academic standards throughout Deutschland. Kindergarten. Not free OR required Available to children ages 3-6

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Das Deutsche Schulsystem

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  1. Das Deutsche Schulsystem Deutsch III Notizen

  2. Ausbildung in Deutschland • Education = state-based  so some differences may exist between the 16 Länder • Very high academic standards throughout Deutschland

  3. Kindergarten • Not free OR required • Available to children ages 3-6 • Very difficult to get into Kindergarten • Limited space • Parents usually start asking about Kindergarten as soon as children are born • Tuition = typically depends on income

  4. Grundschule(Elementary School) • Students enter when they’re 6 years old • Consists of 4 years (grades 1-4) • Students have one main teacher who teaches several subjects • “Specialty” teachers = music, art, and physical education

  5. Grundschule(Elementary School) • Students learn: • Reading and writing • Basic math • Religion • Social standards & values • Music • Art • P.E. • HSU (Heimat und Sachunterricht)  combines biology, history, and geography

  6. Time to Choose • After the Grundschule, parents and teachers choose between 3 different types of high schools: • Hauptschule • Realschule • Gymnasium • School chosen = based on student’s academic performance

  7. Hauptschule • Grades 5 through 9 or 10 • Attended by about 50% of students • Lowest-achieving students • Slower paced • Basic instruction of primary subjects, including English • Students prepared for an apprenticeship or skilled/semi-skilled job • After graduation, students can attend a 2-year vocational school

  8. Realschule • Grades 5 through 10 • Attended by about 25% of students • Unterstufe = “lower levels” = grades 5-7 • Emphasis = basic academic subjects • Oberstufe = “upper levels” = grades 8-10 • Emphasis = specific disciplines

  9. Realschule • Students prepared for mid-level jobs in business and industry • If student’s grades are high enough = possible to transfer to a Gymnasium • Realschule diploma = MittlereReife • Typical next step = vocational school • Typical Realschule “jobs” = salesmen, nurses, mid-level civil servants, secretaries, etc.

  10. Gymnasium • Grades 5 through 12/13 • Attended by about 25% of students • Highest achieving students • Prepares students for the university • Students can enroll at the lower secondary level (5th grade) OR transfer to the Gymnasium after completion of Realschule (11th grade)

  11. Gymnasium • At least 2 foreign languages required  one is English, the other is usually Latin, French, or Spanish • 7th grade = students choose a Zweig (literally means branch) = track • Common tracks include: • Classical languages • Modern languages • Humanities • Math/Science

  12. Gymnasium • Oberstufe = upper levels = last 3 years of Gymnasium (grades 11-13) • 13th grade = students prepare for the Abitur = exam that students need to pass in order to study at a university

  13. VerschiedeneGymnasien(Different Gymnasiums) • In or near large cities  different Gymnasien with various “specialties” • Examples:

  14. Gesamtschule • “Comprehensive” schools • Arose during the 1960s • Only available in certain Länder • Combine different types of high schools under one roof • Enroll students of all ability levels • Completion through 9th grade = earns Hauptschule certificate • Completion through 10th grade = earns Realschule certificate

  15. Grading System • Grading scale used throughout Germany ranges from 1 – 6. • 1 = very good • 2 = good • 3 = satisfactory • 4 = adequate • 5 = poor • 6 = very poor • 6 = Failing grade • Teachers can add + or – to numbers to specify

  16. Private Schools • About 3000 private schools throughout Deutschland • Most of them = boarding schools • Separate from public school system & create their own setups and rules

  17. Berufsschule(Vocational School) • Typically for students ages 16-19 (but can go as high as 23) • Students undertake a range of work-directed studies such as economics and specific business studies • Studies usually directly related to an apprenticeship

  18. Die Abitur!!! • Degree received by Gymnasium students • Allows entrance to a university • Equivalent of an associate’s degree from a community college in U.S. • Final examinations = Abiturprüfungen • Students tested in 4-5 subjects • 3 = required areas; 2 = chosen by student • At least one exam must be done verbally

  19. Abiturprüfungen • Exam length: • Advanced courses (2) = 270-300 minutes • Basic courses (2) = 180-200 minutes • Verbal exam = no more than 20 minutes • All written exams = ESSAY! No multiple-choice! • Taken during the spring (March – June) • Students allowed to retake it only once • Receiving the actual Abitur = based on these final exam scores AND your grades in final two years at Gymnasium

  20. Abi Fun!

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