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New Horizon College English (Reading Writing)（Second Edition） Book Three Unit 3 (4 periods) Where Principles Come First Time Allocation Warming-up activity + Pre-reading (1 period) Text analysis and language points of Section A (2 periods) Exercises of Section A +Section B (1 period) Par I:Introduction: Background Information 1. Understanding American education Education in the United States is usually divided into four levels. Early Childhood Education (1st level): Its main purpose is to prepare children for school. Primary (2nd level) and Secondary (3rd level) School: Begins around age six for U.S. children. They attend five or six years of primary school. Next they go to secondary school, which consists of either two three- year programs or a three-year and a four-year program. Americans call these twelve years of primary and secondary school the first through twelfth grades. Most Americans attend twelve years of primary and secondary school. With a secondary school diploma or certificate, a student can enter college, university, vocational (job training) school, and other professional schools. Higher Education (4th level): After finishing high school (twelfth grade), U.S. students may go on to college or university. College or university study is known as higher education. Study at a college or university leading to the Bachelors Degree is known as undergraduate education. Study beyond the Bachelors Degree is known as postgraduate education, which leads to the Master’s or Doctor’s degree. 2. The Hyde School In 1966, Joseph W. Gauld founded the first Hyde School in Bath, Maine in response to a system of education which he believed was failing its children because of conflicting priorities. The Hyde of today upholds Five Words as the core principles on school campuses in Bath, Maine and Woodstock, Connecticut and in a growing number of public and private schools: Courage, Integrity, Leadership, Curiosity, and Concern. 3. Boarding schools Boarding schools are