I'm from England and don't understand the American school grade system.  Please can someone explain how old you are in each grade.\n\nThank you x
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Kindergarten- 5-6 years\nFirst grade- 6-7 years\nSecond- 7-8 years\nThird- 8-9 years\nFourth- 9-10 years\nFifth- 10-11 years\nSixth- 11-12 years\nSeventh- 12-13 years\nEighth- 13-14 years\nNinth- 14-15 years\nTenth- 15-16 years\nEleventh- 16-17 years\nTwelfth- 17-18 years\n\nThese are the typical ages, if you are held back, obviously you're older then the other people in your grade. There's birthday cut-offs that determine which grade you are in too.
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I heard the long version on NPR. I think the speaker is correct. We want to be like lake woebegone. We want all the children to be above average. That is not going to happen any measure of a population that is done right will turn up a bell curve. Reported grades no longer match the curve. Therefore grades are being inflated.
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I don't think we're holding our kids to high enough standards. I think kids are getting passed when they really don't deserve it. Just for example, look at some of the spelling and grammar on Yahoo Answers. How did some of these people pass in school?
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American schools keep all students from kindergarten through grade 12. Special education students may be kept in school until age 21. Education is compulsary until age 16. (However in practice students do drop out before.) \n\nBritish System\nPrimary Education\nInfant School or Primary School\nReception, age 4 to 5\nYear 1, age 5 to 6\nYear 2, age 6 to 7 (KS1 National Curriculum Tests - England only)\nJunior School or Primary School\nYear 3, age 7 to 8\nYear 4, age 8 to 9\nYear 5, age 9 to 10\nYear 6, age 10 to 11 (Eleven plus exams in some areas of England, Key Stage 2 National Curriculum Tests)\nSecondary Education\nMiddle School, High School or Secondary School\nYear 7, old First Form, age 11 to 12\nYear 8, old Second Form, age 12 to 13\nYear 9, old Third Form, age 13 to 14 (Key Stage 3 National Curriculum Tests, known as SATs (Standard Assessment Tests))\nUpper School or Secondary School\nYear 10, old Fourth Form, age 14 to 15\nYear 11, old Fifth Form, age 15 to 16 (old O Level examinations, modern GCSE examinations)\nUpper School, Secondary School, or Sixth Form College\nYear 12 or Lower Sixth, age 16 to 17 (AS-level examinations)\nYear 13 or Upper Sixth, age 17 to 18 (A2-level examinations. Both AS-levels and A2-levels count towards A-levels .)
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What is the environment? How old are you? By the sounds of it, you need to fail whatever grade you're in and start all over again. Geez, what are they teaching kids these days?
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They grade it on a curve.  The majority get 3's.  The same ammount get 2's and 4's and the same ammount of students get 1's and 5's.  So it is diffferent every year.  I got a 3.
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In the American system, there is no fixed curriculum for all schools.  It's pretty much up to each state to set standards, and each school has a lot of freedom.  To find out more information, do a web search on "11th grade curriculum English" or "11th grade curriculum history" or any other subject that could be taught in high school
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I don't mean to depress you even more, but it isn't just Science and math.  Go check your school district's scores and whether they met their AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) according to Pres. Bush's No Child Left Behind Act.  (You can generally do this on your state/district website).  American children are lagging behind in virtually all subjects. \n\nI am a teacher in a low-income urban school.  The majority of my students recieve free lunch, free transportation to school, with many of their parents are on welfare.  My students may not come to school with pens or paper, but their outfits look great and they all have cell phones or two-ways.  \n\nStatistics have shown that children who come from these areas come to school much less prepared then their middle and upper class counterparts.  Imagine a 6 year old coming to school with little prior communication with others, a 600 word vocabulary - compared to a child who went to nursery school, preschool, whose parents teach and talk to them, with a 6000 word vocabulary.  The class disconnect and general deterioration of our society has caused these issues. \n\nNo one can agree on how to fix them, which only delays improvement.  Then we can't find good moral people who teach well.  \n\nWe don't value education in American society.  We want material items and we want them immediately.  A book doesn't blink, play the latest Mp3 or text message you back.  Kids cannot start off with that type of stimulation and be taught to love a good quiet book, then discuss it intellectually. \n\nblah, blah blah... No Child Left Behind takes a stab at these issues - but in the wrong way (much like most of what Bush does).  If you haven't read it.. please do.  If you don't know what AYP or the new standards are - then become familiar with them.  Anyone in America who will be affected by the product of our schools should be outraged at what our kids cannot do!
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I can explain the system from a state school perspective...\n\nAt the age of around 14, in 'year 9' students decide their 'options' for GCSE. The options available vary from school to school, a science, maths and english course is compulosory though, usually a 'humanities' subject is also compulsory. PE, RS and IT short courses also are expected, however these do not count as an 'option'. Generally students take between 8 and 10 GCSE's which begin in the september if 'year 10'. \n\nThe first GCSE year is like a preparation, fundamental learning in order to progress to the second year. Assessment is carried out depending on which exam board is being used. Some courses are modular, where a series of short exams are taken all of which count toward the final grade. Usually coursework assessments are also carried out.\n\nSome schools set exams at the end of the school year as well to track progression of students and to ensure they are taking the correct level of exam (Normally Lower, intermediate and high).\n\nThe second, and final GCSE year involves advanced learning in the course with the basics being built on and developed. At the end of the year final exams are taken which cover two years worth of work (unless taking modular courses). Some courses are coursework or practical based, for example Design and Technology where most of the grade is dependent on a year long project, with only a small amount of exam time. \n\nThe exams are marked, and total grades calculated. Grades A-C are generally accepted as passes, 5 A-C grades must be achieved in order to progress to most academic colleges.\n\nHope that helps, feel free to contact me for any more information.
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okay here is what I think....still a little unclear\nx=9th grade\nx+8=8th grade\n3/4(x+8)=11th grade\n\nso...\nx+ x+8+ 3/4(x+8)=96\n\nx+x+8+3/4x+6=96\ncombine terms\n2 3/4x + 14=96\nsubtract 14 from both sides\n2 3/4x=82\ndivide each side by 2 3/4\nx=29 9/11\nthen round up\n9th grade =30\n8th grade =38\n11th grade=28 (actually it is28 1/2 but bc you can't have 1/2 of a person it is 28)
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That was unfair of your teacher but we are all human.  The problem may simply be that you are in a difficult grade right now.  Some grade levels tend to be more difficult than others, usually 5th and 7th for example.  Most teachers who play teacher's pet don't do that with grades, only privileges.  If you liked your previous teacher, maybe you tried harder. I'm sure if you do your best you will find that your grades will reflect that.
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I turned 17 the year I was a junior (11th grade) and 18 when i was in 12 grade (the year before college) also in January. This is a normal time. Administration puts people in "grades" by looking at your birthday, for example, if you were born in November you may be able to be in the grade ahead or below you. One of my friends was a year ahead of me in school but her birthday is on November 22, 2 months before me. Another one of my friends birthday is July 30, 6 months before me, but he was in my grade. It also has a lot to do with when your parents registered you for school when you were little. Trust me, being 18 when you go to college is very good :) you are the normal age range.
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I went to a K-12 school for elementary school but I left after 5th grade cause my family moved.  It wasn't all in one building, but my class was like 30 something, and the high school classes weren't any bigger, so I thin it was even smaller than your class of 42.  And it was all girls, too.  Where I used to live there were like three good private schools that were K-12, and one that was just high school, and that was basically it except for the public schools which were really, really bad.  A lot of private schools are K-12, and I think sometimes public schools in really small rural towns might be sometimes too.
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You need to know the equivalent of A, B, C, D, F, which will depend on what country you are in (and different US school systems interpret grades from other countries differently, alas.)\nIf you receive the same letter grades,\nA=4\nB=3\nC=2\nD=1\nF=0\nAdd up your grades and divide by the number of courses.\nYou can also use the 12-scale (a+=12 down to F=0), figure it out that way and then divide by four.  Little more accurate, little more work.\nSo if you had 5 classes, 1 A, 3 Bs and 1 C, your total would be 15, divided by 5 =3, GPA is 3.0
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I think you can get the best possible education in America, but I think that is more of an exception than the rule. I taught in public schools in the US before I left to teach abroad. It was pretty frightening how badly educated the students were. They came to me in grade 9 reading and writing on a 3rd grade level, and many of them were 16 or 17 already by then. \n\nMy education was quite good, but I went to a girls' Catholic school. It was small, so teachers could give us more individual attention, and our parents held us to high standards. I think that is the biggest difference.
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You really do need to do some homework---quick, fast, and in a hurry.  You are the prime example of why the American education system is failing our kids.
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Don't worry about the "correct" grade.\n\nBeing held back s one of the best things  that can happen to  a child.\n\nIt guarantees that he will be one of the older kind in his class.  Things come much easier to the older kids.  The younger kids are always scuttling along, trying to keep up.\n\nWhy make things harder than they have to be?