The Educational System Of Egypt

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The student I chose to do my project on is in the first grade and just moved to America from Egypt one month ago. She moved here with just her mom and dad. Egypt is located in Africa, but directly connects to the Middle East. This country is well known for the Nile River and for its rich history of rulers, known as pharaohs. The official language spoken in Egypt is Modern Standard Arabic, which is very different from English and may cause some complications with the learning process in America.
The educational system in Egypt is very interesting. Only some children start at pre-school from the ages four to six, it is only offered through private sectors and is not free. Students then go through what is known as basic education, and is split into two sections. From ages six to twelve all students go to primary school, the first section, and then continue on to preparatory school from ages twelve to fifteen. There are then three types of secondary education that students can go on to complete, which are general, technical, and vocational. The first year of general education prepares students for the two years that follow that. After their first year in general education, students will then be split into humanistic, scientific, or mathematical pathways. General education lasts for three years, however technical and vocational school can last anywhere from three to five years. Education is free and is considered to be a right that is guaranteed by the government, currently students are only required to go to primary school and can choose whether or not they want to go to secondary school. Even though it is required and completely free nearly thirteen percent of children in Egypt, have not even completed primary school. Egypt even ...

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...ns for parents who move to America, because they may not expect their male children to complete school. They may think that their child should leave school in order to enter the work force. Also, due to the fact that women are expected to just be homemakers, parents of children may not care about their child’s education if they are female. According to Daniel Faulkner, females are sent to school more so for the social aspect rather than the actual educational factor. The culture in Egypt is very dependent upon religion and really circulates around that. This definitely includes the education system; in fact in their general guidelines for education they make a point to include national unity and pride in religion as well as accepting in other religions.
Students may have to prepare for the behaviors in America, that may differ from those that take place in Egypt.

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