1. Choosing the right school for Bart Presentation made by Tatyana Morozova from the part of a student

2. Is it easy for American parents to choose the right school for their children? We decided to make a research. We watched different films about the Simpsons and found one where Marge and Homer were choosing the right school for Bart. We analyzed the film. We also found out the information about US schools in different books and Internet. Now we know a lot about it. So what we have is:

3. Homer, don’t you think it’s time to send our son Bart to school. We should choose the right one for him. Yeah! I forgot about it. Is he old enough for it? I think he is five yet. But it’s exactly the age kids should go to school, daddy.

4. At what age do American students go to school? Lisa was right. At age 5 American children begin their education in an elementary school.

5. We should choose from public or private school. Our Bart is a genius so he’ll have better chances to develop his abilities. She thinks we have money for it. Oh, come on all schools are the same. For some people maybe, but private schools have better teachers and equipment.

6. There are two types of schools in the USA: public They get support from the state. They offer large variety of courses. They proved innovative curriculum which gives students specialized courses at an early age. private Most of them are run by churches They charge tuition They get no support from the state. They offer less varieties of courses. They depend on parental involvement. They have higher academic standards, better discipline, and greater success in preparing students.

7. Then let’s go for private school. But who is going to take him there and back again? They don’t have school buses like public schools have. I can drive him there but who will take him back? Don’t worry all private schools have afterschool care. Settled.

8. In addition: Private schools have afterschool care. But public schools have school buses.

9. So what’s the answer? There are a lot of opportunities for American parents in choosing the right school. But the most common principle in all countries is that the school should be a home for their kid.

10. After all we played the role play demonstrating the quiet evening of a Simpsons family and: Masha was Marge Sergey was Homer Nastya was Lisa Andrey was Bart and Natasha was little Maggie Simpson

11. Recourses: L.K. Lanier, A. N. Morozova Sharpen your skills: textbook based on U. S. culture http://www.usastudyguide.com/usaeducati onsystem.htm - USA study guidehttp://www.usastudyguide.com/usaeducati onsystem.htm http://www.intedu.com/usa_americanschoo lsystemintheusa.php - ITEDU International Educationhttp://www.intedu.com/usa_americanschoo lsystemintheusa.php Special thanks to the Simpsons!!!