EDUCATION

Swedish Education VS American Education System

Swedish Education VS American Education System

The Swedish Education System

The Swedish education system consists of a variety of activities and programs. All is for individuals of different ages with different needs and circumstances.

Preschool

Pre-school activities consist of 3 different activities aimed at children who have not started school. The three activities are:

Preschool

Family day

Open preschool

Pre-school activities have two tasks. They will support children's development and learning and they will give adults an opportunity to combine parenthood with work or studies. The municipality is obliged to offer preschool to all children aged 1 year if the parents work or study. Even if parents are unemployed, the children offered preschool for at least 3 hours per day or a total of 15 hours per week (Abrahamsson, 1986).

The preschool set the foundation for the child's continued learning and education. Preschool should be fun, safe and rewarding and will provide much room for children's play and creativity. Preschool hours tailored to parents' working hours or study schedule. Open preschool is for children who do not attend regular kindergarten or nursery. For the open preschool children with their mother or father. The open preschool should be fun and stimulating. It should be appropriate for both children and parents. The visitors decide when and how often they want to go to the open nursery.

School child care

School-age childcare consists of three activities aimed at children who are under 12 and attending school. The three activities are:

Leisure time

Family day

Open leisure-time activity

Childcare for school children to support and stimulate children's development and learning, while enabling parents to work or study. School centers accept children before and after school. School centers to provide children with meaningful recreation and support in their development (Bauer, 1999).

Preschool

The preschool class is for children who have reached or are about to reach the 6 years. The preschool class will prepare children for the start of primary school. The preschool class is child 1 year and then start in elementary school.

High school

Primary consists of 9 year. In Sweden there is any work which means that school is compulsory for all. For those who for various reasons can not participate in primary education, special schools and special schools. Children start primary school when they are 7 years old and ends when they are 16 years old. The children in primary schools are graded in grades eight and nine. Grades are:

Pass (G)

With distinction (VG)

With special distinction (MVG)

There are national targets that indicate what the student should be able to achieve a certain grade. If a student failed to pass in one subject to another written certificate designed. In it, the value is given which support measures undertaken by the school.

Performance reviews should be conducted at least 1 time per semester for all primary school 9 academic year. The development discussion, the teacher, pupil and the pupil's guardian (usually parents) to participate. During the performance review, the samtalas about how the student's development is and has been and how it can best ...