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Children in America MISSION: A webpage hoping to allow American and Ukrainian Children to Share their thoughts and ideas about life, school, art, culture and each other. Below are a series of links that will guide children
to English Language Webpages that have information about various aspects
of American Childrens' Lives. Freetime: School System: The general school system is set up like this: High School Public School is free of charge, from Kindergarten to 12th grade. After that, University and College cost money, prices vary depending on institute. Some Universities are operated by the government and are less expensive than privately run universities. Below are some links that will guide you to learn more about education in America: includes history and commentary: Selected Web sites on teenage life in the United States: http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0705/ijse/sites.htm http://www.pbs.org/kcet/publicschool/ A review of a documentary tracing the roots of American Public Schools http://www.arc.org/erase/timeline.html A timeline of the history of US Public Schools, which focuses on race and race relations within the educational system. http://www.allsands.com/Misc3/educationhistor_zlr_gn.htm Literature Children's Literature Reviews, by Children http://mgfx.com/kidlit/kids/artlit/reviews/index.htm http://www.bookpage.com/0009bp/index.html http://www.noblenet.org/danvers/kidspicks.htm http://www.bravemonster.com/current_kidreview.htm General Website on Children's Literature: Collection of books: http://www.icdlbooks.org/library/basic/ http://www.fairrosa.info/readingroom.html Diversity and Multi-Culturalism in Children's Literature: http://frankrogers.home.mindspring.com/multi.html http://www.soemadison.wisc.edu/ccbc/50mult.htm Films: Information on Current Movies Popular among American Children http://www.yahooligans.com/content/movies/ NEWS/ Current Events http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/education/kidspost/ KIDS IN AMERICA and ONLINE Links on Native American Children's Lives http://www.sondra.net/links/k-native.htm Spank: Magazine by Teens for Teens http://www.spankmag.com/index.cfm Girl Power: helping girls take charge of their life Children in Urban America: http://134.48.55.172:8000/cuap/index.html Cyberkids: an interactive site where you can share thoughts and ideas: |
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