ties say that SATs provide a fair way for deciding whom to admit when they have 10 or 12 applicants for every first-year student seat.America s colleges and universities rest on their accomplishments? About 12 million students currently attend schools of higher education in America. They are students in a society that believe in the bond between education and democracy., Many Americans are not satisfied with the condition of higher education in their country. Perhaps the most widespread complaint has to do with the college curriculum as a whole and with the wide range of electives in particular. In the middle of 1980s, the Association of American Colleges (AAC) issued a report that called for teaching a body of common knowledge to all college students. The National Institute of Education (NIE) issued a somewhat similar report, "Involvement in Learning". In its report, the NIE concluded that the college curriculum has become "excessively vocational and work-related". The report also warned that college education may no longer be developing in students "the shared values ​​and knowledge" that traditionally bind Americans together. A serious charge: Is it true? The moment, to some degree, it probably is. Certainly, some students complete their degree work without a course in Western Civilization - not to mention other world cultures. Others leave college without having studied science or government. As one response, many colleges have begun reemphasizing a core curriculum that all students must master.in American higher educationproblems are signs that American higher education is changing, as it has throughout its history. And, as in the past, this change may be leading in unexpected directions. The Puritans set up colleges to train ministers. But their students made their mark as the leaders of the world s first constitutional democracy. The land grant colleges were founded to teach agriculture and engineering to the builders of the American West. Today, many of these colleges are leading schools in the world of scientific research. Americans have always had a stake in "making the system work". They have especially critical reasons for doing so in the field of education. People in the United States today are faced with momentous questions: "What is America s proper role as the world s oldest constitutional democracy; its largest, economy; its first nuclear power? "cherish their right to express opinions on all such issues. But the people of the United States are also painfully aware of how complex such issues are. To take part in dealing with new problems, most Americans feel they need all the information they can get. Colleges and universities are the most important centers of such learning. And whatever improvements may be demanded, their future is almost guaranteed by the American thirst to advance and be well informed. In fact, the next charge in American education may be a trend for people to continue their education in college - for a lifetime.and expressionsaccept - приймати power - ядерна держава-навчальний план - кількість-демократія - зайнятість-відмінність - вчений
duration - тривалість
application - заява
employment - зайнятість
scientific research - наукове дослідження
equal prestige - рівний престиж
advantage - перевага
master's degree - ступінь майстра
private - приватний
opportunity - можливість
to contain - утримувати, включати
similar - подібний
community - спільнота
social mobility - соціальна мобільність
bachelor's degree - ступінь бакалавраof American Colleges (AAC) - Асоціація Американських КолледжейInstitute of Education (NIE) - Національний Інститут Освіти
Task 5. Match the English and Russian equivalents.approach розклад
campus life склад розуму виховання
library навчальний план
curriculumіндівідуальний підхід
diligentштат, склад
time tableстуденческая життя
upbringingбібліотека
habit of mindстарательний, успішний
Task 6. Give the English equivalents. p align="justify"> Солоний, успішно, важливо, їстівний, мінливий, бездітний, впізнаваний, дощовий, сердито, некомфортний, оповідач, слабкість.
Task 7. Translate underlined words and phrases into English. p align="justify">. Many universities and colleges, як безкоштовних, та...
