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Mar 3, 2024 · As an exchange student in the USA, I experience differences in the school system compared to Germany on a daily basis. The structure of the schools here is fundamentally different - while Germany has Hauptschule, Realschule and Gymnasium, in the USA I encounter the uniform high school.
- School System in the US vs. Germany. First of all, let’s talk about the school system itself. Because they are just completely different. Let’s start with the USA.
- Choosing Subjects. In the US you have a lot more freedom when choosing your classes. Also there are a lot of classes that are a lot more fun. When I was in the US, I had classes such as Interior Design or Sports Marketing.
- High School Dress Code. German schools don’t have a dress code or uniforms. You can wear whatever you want to school. Some girls in my school even came in high heels.
- High School Class Schedule. In the US you have the same schedule for every day of the week. The schedule will usually change every semester. In Germany, you will have the same schedule, only for the same day of the week.
- Compulsory School Attendance. Part of the reason for the dearth of private or church schools is the German conviction that public education is a vital element that contributes to a well-educated citizenry and a sense of common purpose.
- The German Educational Class System. Although most Germans claim to be against elitism and favoring any social class, their entire educational system is basically a three-class system that divides students into three different tracks: (1) Gymnasiumfor bright students headed for college, (2) Realschulefor the next step down, kids headed for average or better white-collar positions, and (3) Hauptschulefor the bottom tier, generally aimed at the trades and blue-collar jobs.
- The Gesamtschule Reform. In some states, usually governed by the SPD (Social Democratic Party), there was an attempt to reform the system by creating a more inclusive kind of secondary school, more like the American high school.
- Special Education. As opposed to the US system of inclusion of students with special needs whenever feasible, Germany also promotes tracking in that area.
Jun 20, 2014 · With this post, I wanted to highlight more specifically the differences between German high schools and U.S. high schools based on how the schools actually function day-to-day.
Nov 8, 2018 · I am going to talk about the differences between high schools in the U.S., and in Germany. First of all, I want to say that there is not a better or worse system. They are both different and have their positive and negative sides.
Feb 2, 2019 · In the US the public-school system consists of elementary school with Kindergarten through fifth or sixth grade, middle school with fifth/sixth through eighth grade, and then high school for ninth through twelfth grade.
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Jun 24, 2015 · American schools and German schools have many notable differences. Anke Jahn, one of our volunteers, recently sat down with Isabel Schueppel, a 16 year old student who has attended both American and German schools to discuss differences between the two systems.
