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ESPAÑA: EL DÍA ESCOLAR
AN OVERVIEW OF SPANISH SCHOOLING:
https://www.donquijote.org/spanish-culture/traditions/education-in-spain/
Write down three things you learned after Reading the article above:
1. Preschool education in Spain, called educación infantil, is divided into two cycles.
2. Schooling in Spain is state-funded and compulsory between the ages of three and
sixteen.
3. In Spain, primary school or colegio is made up of six academic school years
EDUCATIONAL DIFFERENCES: AMERICA AND SPAIN (FIRST HAND ACCOUNT):
https://jjhsfocus.com/1337/campus-life/educational-differences-america-and-spain/
Read the following article and write down three differences the author notices between American and
Spanish schools.
1. no “school district
2. Another large difference is the classes. There is hardly any room for choice of
classes in Spain. We take the same classes every year, with an increasing level
of complexity.
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3. As for extra-curricular activities and sports, Spanish schools have none: no
soccer (“football” in spanish), basketball, volleyball or tennis teams.
VIDA EN ESPAÑA: SPANISH VS. AMERICAN SCHOOLS (BLOG)
http://laniinspain.blogspot.com/2012/09/spanish-vs-american-schools.html
Read the following blog and write down three differences the author notices between American and
Spanish schools.
1. There are no active boards/smart boards/laptops for every student, etc. None of the teachers have
their own computer
2.
The bathrooms! Oh my goodness! Firstly, there's no toilet paper in the stalls,
3. but the teachers move classrooms and not the students.
4.
5. Do you note any of the same differences as you wrote before? Which ones are repeated?
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What would you like about being a student in Spain?
I would like the scenery and the food.
What would you dislike about being a student in Spain?
I would dislike all the stuff they don’t have there