Primary education in the United States, the primary education institutions in the United States have public and private primary schools. Public primary schools account for more than 80%, and private schools account for less than 20%. There are three educational systems: four-year, eight-year and six-year systems. The age of primary school entrance is 6 years old. There is little connection between 4-year primary schools and secondary schools, 8-year primary schools are mostly located in rural areas, and 6-year primary schools are the main ones, accounting for the majority. Primary school is a compulsory education stage.

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The development trend of primary education in the world is mainly:

1. Pay more and more attention to the teaching of basic knowledge and improve students' basic academic ability.

2, adapt to the phenomenon of children's physiological precocity, and advance children's school age. For example, many countries include the senior classes of early childhood education in the scope of primary education, or allow 5-year-old children to enter school in advance. In addition, a new type of middle school has been established for 3-4 years' education from the end of childhood to the early youth.

3. Gradually reduce the class establishment and increase the number of teachers, which requires higher and higher education level of teachers.

4. The forms and methods of teaching are becoming more and more flexible, paying attention to both unified teaching requirements and individual teaching; Special education has attracted more and more attention.

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