What is the difference between an American and a British education?
Both the American and British systems adhere to basic Western education philosophies that include creativity, expression and active participation. However there are some basic differences between the two. The differences become most apparent in the later years of secondary and high school. The British education is more focused on a few specific subjects through the A level and O level years with results dependent on one final exam. This provides for a more in-depth study of a few chosen subjects and gives the student a long period of time to study and research these subjects before being evaluated on their final exam. The American education is more broad-based and believes in the benefits of a more well rounded education where multiple subjects continue to be studied even through the first years of college or university. American education also believes in a continual assessment of a student’s work with the final grade accumulated from all the work a student does over a semester, year
