Education in Great Britain

ˎˏBasically | >education in ˌGreat ˎBritain | is >divided into 'two ˎgroups: | ‘primary ˏeducation | 'that is between the ages of >five and ˎeleven | ¯and ‘secondary ˌeduˏcation | 'that’s ˌbetween the ˌages of >eleven ¯and ˎˏsixteen or 'somewhat ˎlater in 'case of “ˎA” level ˌstudents.

‘Primary ˌeducation | is 'divided into 'two ˎgroups: | ’infants | up to the age of ˏseven | and >then | ˎjunior ˌschool ˏstudents | who >are | between the >ages of ˏ’eight | ¯and ˎ’eleven.

ˎSecondary ˌschool ˏeducation | ˎbasically is ˌleading to >one of 'two or ˎthree | possible ˎoptions. ˌThat is either 'CSˏE’s, | ˎGCˏ’E’s |

at >“O” level | ¯or 'GC'E’s at “ˎA” level. 'This of ''course ''differs ''slightly from the ˎˏScottish ˌsystem of ˏeducation | which >leads | >to -er-| a 'system of -er- “ˎhighers” | >rather than | -er- “ˎA” ˌlevels and a 'system of “ˎlowers” | 'rather than “ˎO” levels. And in >fact | “''lowers” ''corresˎpond | with “ˎO” levels | in the ˏEnglish ˌeducational ˌsystem, | and 'Scottish >“highers”| ˌcorres>pond with | “ˎA” levels | in the ˌˌeducational ˌˌsystem of ˎEngland.

ˎˏBasically | >-er- | 'edu''cation in Great ''Britain is ˏcompulsory. It’s 'compulsory up until the 'age of ˎsixteen. And 'after that ˏtime | -er- | it’s 'usually the 'result of an >arrangement | >between >parents, >students and the ˎschool, | as to ˎexactly ˌwhat ˎcourse of ˏstudy will be ˎfollowed.

We 'don’t really have any ˏsystem of | 'pre-school ˏeducation. There are a 'number of 'private >crèches and ‘playgroups. But 'these are 'usually >run by 'various 'voluntary ˎbodies | ''rather than a ''particular >group of | –of ˎpeople or 'run by the ˎstate | as I ˌbelieve they ˏare here in ˎMoscow.

IF

(by Rudyard Kipling)

1. If 'you can 'keep your ‘head when 'all aˏbout you

2. Are 'losing ˎˏtheirs and 'blaming it on ˎyou;

3. If you can 'trust yourself when 'all men ‘’doubt you,

4. But ‘make al‘’lowance for their ‘doubting | ˎˏtoo;

5. If you can ’‘wait and 'not be ’‘tired | by ‘waiting,

6. Or 'being ‘lied aˌbout don’t ‘deal in ‘lies,

7. Or 'being ’‘hated 'don’t give way to ’‘hating,

8. And >yet 'don’t look too ‘good nor ‘talk | too ˎwise;

9. If you can ’‘’dream | - and 'not make ‘dreams | your ‘master;

10. If you can ‘think - and 'not make ’‘thoughts your ‘aim;

11. If can 'meet with ˏTriumph | ‘and Diˏsaster

12. And ’‘treat those ˌtwo imˌpostors | ‘just the ˌsame;

13. If you can 'bear to hear the ‘truth | you’ve ˎspoken

14. ‘‘Twisted | by ˎˎknaves to ˌmake ‘‘trap | for ˎˎfools,

15. Or 'watch the >things | you 'gave your ˏlife to | ˎˎbroken,

16. And >stoop and 'build ‘em ‘up with ''worn ‘out >tools;

17. If 'you can 'make one ˏheap of 'all your ˏwinnings

18. And ‘risk it | on ''one ˏturn of 'pitch-and->toss,

19. And >lose, and 'start aˏgain | at 'your beˎginnings

20. And 'never 'breathe a >word about 'your ‘loss;

21. If you can 'force 'your ˏheart and >nerve and ‘sinew

22. To 'serve your >turn | 'long 'after they are ˎgone,

23. And ˏso 'hold ˏon when there is ''nothing >in you

24. Ex'cept the >will which >says to them: | “''Hold ‘on!”

25. If you can 'talk with >crowd and ''keep your ‘virtue;

26. Or ˌwalk with ‘‘kings | - 'nor 'lose the ‘common ˌtouch;

27. If 'neither >foes nor 'loving >friends | can ˎhurt you;

28. If ‘all men | ˎcount with you, but >none | ''too ‘much;

29. If 'you can ˏfill the ''unforgiving >minute

30. With ''sixty ‘‘seconds ˌworth of 'distance ˎrun -

31. Yours | ¯is the ˎEarth and ''everything that’s ˎin it,

32. >And - 'which is ˎmore | - you’ll be a ˎˎMan, | my ˎson!

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