- Each of 50 state is free to decide it own system of edu: decentralization
- Some US Universities: Harvard, William & Mary, Yale
- Local school: free to choose textbook
- Elementary school: free, public, co-education
4 types: 4-4-4, 8-4, 6-6, 6-3-3
begin at 6, 7h/d, 3 main vacations
writing, reading, speaking and arithmetic
- Secondary: advanced coursework (math, science)
- Goal of education:
Bringing people together
Lessening differences in social background
Bettering oneself
- Higher education:
competitive and highly selective system
each university generally sets it own admission standards