Different Schools

Hey guys,

In this blog I will compare my school back in Germany with the school that I am going to right now.

Size 

My current school here in America has about 100 Students in the High School, meanwhile at my school in Germany we have about 700 students in the High School.

The Structure of the School Day 

At my school in Germany, the school day begins usually at 8:10 a.m. and typically ends between 1 and 3 p.m. The time school ends is not consistent because students have different classes, in different orders each day of the week. 

For example, we might have math for two hours Monday morning, but we would not have it at all on Tuesdays, other students may start their Mondays with biology instead. Here in America every single day is the same, that means that your schedule does not change at all and that you have that subject every day. And if a teacher get's sick and the school can not find a substitute teacher, we get in most cases those hours free.

Time Spent in School


In the United States, students go to school for extended periods of time, sometimes coming home from a regular school day as late at 4 p.m or later if you do any sports. Lunches are scheduled into the day as a regular feature. At my current school every students has his own number which charges the food to them, in germany you pay for  your meal before you eat.The lunch break at my American School is about 30 minutes long. In contrast, my school in Germany has a one hour lunch break, where you can eat lunch at school or eat lunch off campus, but to be able leave school during lunch you have to be at least in High School otherwise you must stay on campus. 

Holidays

Summer vacation functions differently in Germany and in the U.S. American students have about 12 weeks of summer vacation, while German students have only six weeks off. The reason why German students have only six weeks of break is because we have spring break that is two weeks, an autumn break that is one week, and a Christmas break that is two weeks long.

After School


When Americans leave the school, they typically use the schools busses, drive them selves or their parents pick them up to get home. If you do any sports you leave school later due to practices and when you get home you still have to get your homework done, therefore, there is not much time left until bedtime. In contrast to America, it feels like that students have more personal and free time after school.  Usually they walk home or most of them use the public transportation to get home.

  

Conclusion

The German and American school systems both have their pros and cons, and each produces well-rounded students. While the two systems do certainly have their differences, any student would be lucky to attend either.