American system of education

American education's goal is universal education from kindergarten to university.

Education in the United States comprises four basic levels:

There are such level of education -elementary, secondary and higher education. 

Parents have the opportunity to send their children to their local free public schools, or to private schools which charge fees. 

The organization and curricula of private schools and colleges aren't similar to those of public schools although the administration differs.

Most of those who attend private schools attend church sponsored parochial schools.

The school year usually lasts from autumn till the last month of the spring

The main purpose of elementary school is the general intellectual and social development of the child from 6 to 12 or 15 years of age.

Students receive «report cards» at least four times a year which indicate the grades they have received in each of the subjects. 

Usually, the pupil has one teacher for all major subjects during his or her first six years of schooling. 

For the last six grades, however, they have a separate teacher for each discipline.

In March 1970 the National Commission on Excellence in Education stirred considerable concern when it reported that the US was «at risk» from the «rising tide of mediocrity».