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Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't school start when a kid is 6 years old in many parts of the US? If so, that might be part of the reason for the difference
by ZenoArrow 10y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't school start when a kid is 6 years old in many parts of the US? If so, that might be part of the reason for the difference in school leaving age. For example, in the UK, schooling is only compulsory until the age of 16, but you start when you're 4. For higher (non-compulsory) education, the common path is two more years at a sixth form college, then three years at University.
- tptacek 10y agoGiven the studies on things like Head Start, it seems unlikely that the effect of earlier school starts is this powerful.
- ZenoArrow 10y agoI'm not familiar with Head Start, what is it?
- tptacek 10y agoFederally funded preschool.
- ZenoArrow 10y agoI see. What do the kids learn at these preschools? In the UK we have preschools for kids around 2 to 3 years old. They're mostly focused around play rather than formal lessons, but I think it helps kids to get used to a school-type environment and start to socialise with kids their age.