The United States educational system copies the European school system, which separates children into grades,

depending on their age. Formal education begins at the age of 6 and lasts for 12 grades. From the first to the 5th or 6th grade, during elementary school, children are taught by one teacher in a self-contained classroom. Intermediate classes begin with the 6th or 7th grade and last for 3 years. Here children are taught by teams of teachers. Secondary school begins in the 9th or 10th grade, and is also known as junior high school. During high school, students have, for each subject, one specialized teacher. At the end of high school, one gets a secondary school diploma, also known as high school diploma. The professor emphasizes on some disadvantages of this classic school system, firstly because some 6-year-olds are not socially or intellectually capable of integrating, whereas some of them might be ready even at the age of 4. Also he says that even though the physical and psychological differences of maturity between girls and boys at a certain age are quite noticeable girls and boys still learn in the same environment. Also, the fact that if one doesnt get a satisfactory mark at a certain subject, one is forced to repeat an entire year, this thing causing boredom and a higher drop-out rate. Another unacceptable aspect is the fact that after the standardized exams, polls are made considering group performance, not individual performance. Furthermore, when some students might feel that the pace of the class is to slow, others might already know the things that are taught in class and might wait for new material. This classic educational system focuses a lot on the aspect of group development. The lecturer considers it deficient because it doesnt consider individual development and differences among people.