The system of education in the USA varies greatly from state to state. School education in so called state public schools is free. Parents are free to choose any public school for their children. Although there are a lot of private schools, mainly religious, and parents have to pay for them. A school year starts in September and ends in June. It is divided into three terms or four quarters.
American children start attending elementary schools at the age of 6. They continue their studies for eight years there (8 grades). Their basic subjects in the curriculum at this stage are English, Arithmetic, Natural Science, History, Geography, Foreign Language and some others. After that pupils may enter a Senior high school or if they go to a 5- or 6-year elementary school, they then attend a 3- or 4-year Junior high school, and then enter a Senior high school. Pupils graduate from high schools at the age of 18. The high schools (also known as secondary schools) are generally larger and accommodate teenagers from four or five elementary schools. During the school year the students study four or five selective subjects according to their professional interests. They must complete a certain number of courses to receive a high school diploma or a certificate of school graduation.
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best friends always make up quarrels, because people can't understand each other all the time. even though my friend and i get along very well, sometimes we start the quarrels too, about some actions, behavior, or something else.
the biggest arguement with my best friend i had a couple of weeks ago. we were at school, having a physical education. when we started to play football with classmates, i found out that we were in different teams with my friend. there was nothing special about it at first, it was very funny to play. i am very competitive about sport so i tried really hard. and as it happened sometimes, our teams started to fight about goals and football results. and somehow my friends and i started to cry at each other because nobody wanted to lose that football match.
i felt hurt about it, and i blamed my friend for that quarrel. but in the end we both understood that we shouldn't give our friendship up because of such silly and small things.
in conclusion i want to say that best friends should appreciate, respect and listen to each other.