School
A school is most commonly a place designated for learning. The range of institutions covered by the term varies from country to country.
In the United Kingdom, the term school refers primarily to pre-university institutions, and these can, for the most part, be divided into primary schools (sometimes further divided into infant school and junior school), and secondary schools. School performance is monitored by Ofsted in England, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education in Scotland, and Estyn in Wales.
In North America, the term school can refer to any institute of education, at any level and covers all of the following: preschool (for toddlers), kindergarten, elementary school, middle school (also called intermediate school or junior high school, depending on specific age groups and geographic region), high school, college, university, and graduate school. In the US, school performance through high school is monitored by each state's Department of Education. Many of the earlier public schools in the United States were one-room schools where a single teacher taught seven grades of boys and girls in the same classroom. Beginning in the 1920s, one-room schools were consolidated into multiple classroom facilities with transportation increasingly provided by kid hacks and school buses.
In both, a school may also be a partially autonomous or indeed entirely separate institution, not necessarily a part of a system of compulsory public education at all, dedicated to learning within one particular field, such as a school of economics (e.g. the London School of Economics), a school of dance, or a school of journalism.
In much of continental Europe, the term school usually applies to primary education, with primary schools that last between six and nine years, depending on the country. It also applies to secondary education, with secondary schools often divided between Gymnasiums and vocational schools, which again depending on country and type of school take between three and six years. The term school is rarely used for tertiary education, except for some upper or high schools (German: Hochschule) which are more accurately translated as colleges.
Bullying
Bullying can not be a common problem within many schools, which can sometimes create emotional problems. Programs to target bullying have often been introduced, and some states have changed laws to make it illegal. Many schools now use some form of peer support to help those being bullied.
See also
- Adult education
- Alternative school
- Alumni association
- Boarding school
- Cram school
- Day school
- For-Profit School
- Homeschooling
- Lesson
- Music school
- Prep school
- Primary education – Secondary education – Tertiary education – Quaternary education
- Private school
- Religiously affiliated schools
- School and university in literature
- School activities
- School bus
- School counselor
- Public education
- School discipline
- School sports
- School week
- School zone
Related lists
External links
Pro-school
Against school
- John Taylor Gatto, former New York State & New York City Teacher of the Year
- School Survival - Support site for kids who hate school
- Scared of School - Site for teenagers who like to learn but are scared of school for various reasons
- Ami's Anti-School Zone