Education Differences B/W the U.S. and Germany
- School in Germany starts at 7:55 and ends at 3:30. But they receive 2 breaks and a lunch. The first break is 25 minutes. The second break is 20 minutes. And lunch is 40 minutes long.
- Teachers do not have their own rooms. They keep everything they need for the day's lesson in a bag and go to different classrooms throughout the day.
- Everything is Apple orientated. All the students have IPads and every classroom as an Apple Smartboard.
- Students get to the school via the city bus. There are no school busses to take students to the school.
- After elementary school (Kindergarten - 4th grade), students and their families get to choose what school the child goes to next.
- Schools are more open and accessible since they don't have to worry about school shootings.
- I have not seen one German flag in any classrooms or on school grounds.
- They have big windows in their rooms! (This one is for you Kala).