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• skills to work as secretaries, or automobile mechanics, etc. after graduation. As for the handicapped children (blind, deaf, crippled, etc.) special programs are provided in some schools. • A high school teacher usually has majored in the field of his or her special interest and in addition, he or she may have a MA degree in education.
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• that connects secondary schools and universities. These institutions now seems to be an accepted and legitimate合法的 part of higher education in all the 50 states.
• Elementary and Secondary Education
• In the United States of America many children begin their school education at the age of six. Most state schools offer ten years of education and some twelve. Students usually graduate from high school at age of 18. Five-year-old children have one year of preschool training in many schools. The academic year lasts nine months, from September to June,