【推荐1】British education provides a reliable pathway to the best universities in the world, but what really defines British education?

At its simplest, it can be seen as a curriculum (课程) that is common to most schools in England and Wales.    1     The National Curriculum leads to GCSE (at age 16) and A level examinations(at age 18). These are qualifications recognized by universities and employers around the world.

    2     Teachers in the UK tend to emphasize learning to think and to work things out for oneself over learning facts. Delivering interesting lessons is seen as an important part of the teacher’s role, based on the precondition that we learn much better when we feel motivated.

British education is also associated with activities that take place beyond the classroom. There’re various organized games, outdoor and extra course activities.    3    

Education in the UK is heavily infused (灌输) with liberal ideas and personal responsibility.    4     The curriculum references not only British culture but also many other cultures from around the world. Thoughtfulness and patience with others win high praise.

British education is forward-looking and in constant evolution.    5     New methods often come into practice while the out-dated and hard disciplines have fade into history, leaving behind softer traditions and customs.

【推荐3】Educational travel can consist of a simple excursion, such as visiting your local post office, or a longer trip, such as a trip to Egypt to see the pyramids up close.    1    . Consider planning educational travel with your children, in your own town or to other places in the world. 

Time With Family

Taking your children on educational traveling experiences ensures that your family will be spending quality time together. According to New Mexico State University, time spent with parents can help children to feel secure in their relationship and may help parents to get to know their kids better.     2    . 

Hands-on Learning

Outside of school, a child on an educational trip is free to search deeply into whatever he is learning about. An archaeological dig, for example, provides the opportunity for a child to experience the sights, sounds and experience of digging for and identifying fossils.     3    . Your child may be able to decorate a cookie at a bakery excursion or milk a cow during a visit to a nearby farm. 

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If you have the opportunity to take your child on a vacation to another country, she will acquire an appreciation for the differences and similarities that exist between different cultures. Tasting foreign foods, hearing different languages and visiting homes in other countries can be an eye-opening experience for a child or an adult.

New Perspective on History

    5    . Her preteen son, who had always considered history boring, fell in love with American history after hearing storytellers tell shocking tales of the experiences of people during the Civil War. Seeing and experiencing historical sites can make history come alive for young people.