When do kids start school in the USA

When do kids start school in the USA?
I mean at what age? and how is their ages counted?
Other - Society & Culture - 4 Answers
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September
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after summer break
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August or September. Depends where you are in the USA
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Well, preschool would be 3 or 4..sometimes parents use it as daycare..normal kindergarten starts at 5 providing the child turns 5 before November and if not then the child would start the following yr, which is not always fair because they are only 2 months behind the class. Some schools have all day school such as my sons first school..in kindergarten he went from 7am till 1:20 pm..but then we moved to a different city and he only went from 7:30am till 10:50am..they had whats called, morning or afternoon classes.

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I'm from UK representing USA in our school, but i need some help

I'm from UK representing USA in our school, but i need some help?
are school in England is given us a Chance to choose a food from a country, and i'm representing USA, do you know any good dishes from USA but without alcohol cuz its for kids and adults.
Cooking & Recipes - 13 Answers
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hamburgers from mcdonalds lol! coke/pepsi you know all those brands that have taken over the world.
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American dishes - hamburgers, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green salad.
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Cheeseburgers are good.
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Anything fast!!, Make any dish but dress it up as fast food!
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Barbecue ribs, fried chicken, buffalo wings, meatloaf, apple pie. Hamburgers are too cliche.
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Try pizza or a hamburger and some hotdogs and chips. Try some coca cola too! French fries too. anything that is greasy will do for american food. lol. Pizza Well i am sure you know but get some dough roll it flat and put some tomato sauce on it with motzarella cheese and peperoni and what ever else you like for toppings. for the hamburger get some beef make a patty fry it and put it on a bun with ketchup tomato lettuce onion. Hotdogs are pretty easy. Chips you can buy in a bag i am sure and the coke too. for French fries get a potato skin it and then slize it in to long thin rectangles then throw them in to hot cooking oil until they are done. You can also do a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or a Bacon lettuce sandwich too.
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Hmm, interesting. How about southern US cooking. Like jambalaya, grits, collard greens, creole anything? Or California uses avocado in about any sandwich or meal. Texas and Kansas it's BBQ ribs and there are many kinds of dry rubs and mops. For the midwest it's all steak and baked potatoes and corn on the cob with tons of butter. Kentucky has a special regional dish called Hot Browns. I can't describe that one without looking it up again. Hope this helps!
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Our "American cuisine" consists of a variety of things, because we are a country with many people from many countries! Living here my whole life, it is unfortunate to say most eat a lot of unhealthy foods. Fatty, fast food, etc. Thanksgiving is a holiday we have remembering our founders. They cooked turkey and bread stuffing, mashed potatoes, a vegetable, pies...things of that nature. It varies from each family and each part of the USA.
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Might I recommend a pot roast w/ veggies or a good ole fashioned roast beef w/ mashed potatos and string beans
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Southern Fried Chicken Recipe courtesy Paula Deen Show: Food Network Specials Episode: Paula's Cooking Class House Seasoning: 1 cup salt 1/4 cup black pepper 1/4 cup garlic powder Southern Fried Chicken: 4 eggs 1/3 cup water 1 cup hot red pepper sauce 2 cups self-rising flour 1 teaspoon pepper House Seasoning 2 1/2-pound chicken, cut into pieces Oil, for frying, preferably peanut oil To make the House Seasoning, mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months. In a medium size bowl, beat the eggs with the water. Add enough hot sauce so the egg mixture is bright orange. In another bowl, combine the flour and pepper. Season the chicken with the House Seasoning. Dip the seasoned chicken in the egg, and then coat well in the flour mixture. Heat the oil to 350 degrees F in a deep pot. Do not fill the pot more than 1/2 full with oil. Fry the chicken in the oil until brown and crisp. Dark meat takes longer than white meat. It should take dark meat about 13 to 14 minutes, white meat around 8 to 10 minutes serve with mashed potatoes and country gravy, green beans and for dessert apple pie. http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_31775,00.html?rsrc=search or choose any of these recipes from country kitchen http://www.acplace.com/#recipebox
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Well, I can recommend one dish for you that is local to my area. I grew up in Beaufort County, South Carolina where there is a popular dish among locals known as Frogmore Stew. It isn't very widely known in the US, in fact if you go as far north as North Carolina, people haven't heard of it. And NO, there isn't any frog in it as most American tourists from other states ask when they hear it mentioned. Frogmore refers to a place in the area. It mostly contains sausage, corn and potatoes. It's pretty tasty, if you like stew. You would serve it with a side of cornbread, a popular menu item across the US South. Here's a link to the recipe as well as some other Lowcountry recipes: http://www.co.beaufort.sc.us/bftlib/frogmore.htm#Stew Hope this helps! I just thought of something else. If the stew doesn't sound good, you could make any number of Cajun dishes from New Orleans. I love food from there because it's usually spicy. Jambalaya is a good one: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/easy-cajun-jambalaya/detail.aspx
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Here a two recipes for you to make: Chicken Fried Steak I "Breaded and deep fried beef cutlets are known as chicken fried steak because of the similarity in cooking method to fried chicken. This is a family recipe that we have used for years. Vegetable oil may be used in place of shortening for frying." Original recipe yield: 4 servings PREP TIME 15 Min COOK TIME 30 Min READY IN 45 Min INGREDIENTS 1 pound boneless beef top loin 2 cups shortening 1 egg, beaten 1 cup buttermilk salt and pepper to taste 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 quart milk salt and pepper to taste DIRECTIONS Cut top loin crosswise into 4 (4 ounce) cutlets. Using a glancing motion, pound each cutlet thinly with a moistened mallet or the side of a cleaver. In a large, heavy skillet, heat 1/2 inch shortening to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C). While the shortening is heating, prepare cutlets. In a shallow bowl, beat together egg, buttermilk, salt and pepper. In another shallow dish, mix together garlic powder and 1cup flour. Dip cutlets in flour, turning to evenly coat both sides. Dip in egg mixture, coating both sides, then in flour mixture once again. Place cutlets in heated shortening. Cook until golden brown, turning once. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels. Repeat with remaining cutlets. Drain grease, reserving 1/2 cup. Using the reserved drippings in the pan, prepare gravy over medium heat. Blend in 1/4 cup flour to form a paste. Gradually add milk to desired consistency, stirring constantly. For a thicker gravy add less milk; for a thinner gravy stir in more. Heat through, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve over chicken fried steak. -----DESSERT----- "Apple Pie" 1st Prize Winner . Filling 6 tart apples (Granny Smith, Jonathon or Pippin), peeled, cored, sliced 2/3 cup granulated sugar Water 2 T. cornstarch 1 T. butter 1/2 tsp. cinnamon Pinch of nutmeg Combine apples, sugar and 1/2 cup water in a large skillet. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, then cover and cook 5 minutes. Dissolve cornstarch in 1/4 cup water in a small bowl; stir into apple mixture. Bring to a boil, then cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in the butter, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cool. Pastry 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup chopped pecans Beat the butter and brown sugar in mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. With mixer at low speed, beat in the flour and pecans. Press dough into a 10-inch pie plate and refrigerate 10 minutes. Topping 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup chopped pecans 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. ginger 1/8 tsp. mace 1/4 cup cold butter, cut up Combine flour, pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon ginger and mace in a medium bowl. With a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in the butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside. Preheat oven to 400°F. Spoon filling into the pastry shell. Sprinkle topping evenly over apples. Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F. Bake for 30 minutes more or until apples are tender. If topping browns too quickly, cover loosely with foil. Cool on a wire rack.
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simple, Macaroni and cheese....Just get velveeta cheese and macaroni, boil noodles drain water melt cheese with some milk and little butter Mix all together



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Are college degrees from other countries valid in USA

Are college degrees from other countries valid in USA?
I've always wondered if students that decided to go to college/university outside of the USA could find employment in America or if they got into grad school in USA. Also, what if a student who got his bachelors in USA decides to go to grad school in Canada, if he returns to USA, will his master of science be valid in America?
Higher Education (University +) - 6 Answers
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I'm not quite sure, but generally, I don't think so. My dad had a masters in some sort of science when he lived in Asia, and it doesn't seem to help him that much...he's an accountant...
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i think it does and for the first poster im sure his degree did help him in terms of being an accountant I know my friend is from Africa and he has a teaching degree and he was able to take classes at the graduate RN level here so yeah it depends but it wont hurt also if youre bilingual in Asian/Spanish it doesnt hurt
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They have something called accreditation www.abet.org It depends on your field of study and if there is a licensing exam or not. The reason for the accreditation issue is money and to protect US higher education institutes survival.
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I think yes but there is a VERIFICATION PROCESS of it which is very tough...
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It depends on the subject of the degree and which university it came from. Do you think anyone cast doubt on Bill Clinton's degree he got at Oxford? Degrees in medicine need to be as good as US ones, before a foreign doctor can work here.
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Because the US is so much larger than most countries, it can afford to ignore the standards other countries use to measure achievement. It depends on the employer.



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Who thinks religion and parayer should be allowed in USA schools

Who thinks religion and parayer should be allowed in USA schools?
It's not going to kill anybody if religion and prayer are in schools. I think it shold be allowed. I'm talking about private and public non religion schools.
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I agree.
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I think all people including children should be allowed and encouraged to pray in what ever manner they see fit.
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Absolutely. If someone doesn't have that same religion, they have the right to not participate, but not the right to say they can't do it just because they aren't of the same faith.
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I think they should concentrate on spelling. I remember prayer in the schools and how we had to say Our Father every morning, which is a Christian prayer. About 1/3 of the class was Jewish but we had to say it anyway. Whose prayers would you suggest? Christian? Jewish? Muslim? etc. etc. What about agnostics or atheists? Should they be forced to pray?
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Yes, it's about time we started examining the mythology of the dark ages as party of history.
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Yeah. Public schools preach evolution, so why not other religions?
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Yes, to bad my kids can't practice"FREEDOM OF RELIGION" I need to add that, everyone who seems to think they can practice religion in school. Well where I live, you cannot take a bible to school, wear a shirt that says "JESUS ROCKS" anything religious is not allowed in school, that is just sad.
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Religion and prayer are already allowed in public schools. You can pray any time or any place you like, as long as you do not disrupt the class. Unless you want to force others to pray also, is that what you are asking? Why dont we force everyone to pray together? Or teach your religion as fact? Then it becomes an infringement on OTHER peoples religious freedom. You have the freedom to follow whatever religion you want, but I also have the freedom NOT to follow your religion. As far as student led prayer - you have to look at the situation. Is the audience required to be there? Is attendance mandatory? If so, then even student led prayer is not allowed, such as at a graduation ceremony or class meeting. If attendance is not required, such as at an after school religion club or prayer group, then student led prayer is fine. No one is forced to attend.
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I think that religion and prayer should be allowed in public and private non religious schools. I know that our school system allowed these two things when I was in school and nobody minded. Nobody felt like they were forced to take part and nobody WAS forced to take part. You just sat quietly at your desk and listened. If you didn't want to listen to the Scripture reading, you could think about anything you chose such as what you were doing that day after school or what you were going to plan to do that weekend and nobody would know that you didn't listen to the Scripture. However, if you listened to the Scripture reading, you always learned something new. This was partly why I always listened and I found the readings very interesting. After this came the prayer which was led by the teacher and then after this came the pledge to the flag. Then we started with our classwork. Nobody objected and neither did our parents. It wasn't such a big thing; it just WAS. Everybody understood that. Our country was founded by men and women who believed in God and we were honoring them (our founding fathers and mothers) by listening to the Scripture and the prayer and the Pledge to the Flag.
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yeah i suppose it's pretty harmless if someone prays at recess or by their locker. as long as a teacher is not spouting that garbage. obviously it's fine to cover it in any class that it applies to. it's weird that god doesn't really feel like you're addressing him unless you do that weird hand signal.
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Honestly (and I am very religious, faithfuil person), it doesn't really matter to me. I think that religions should be taught for awareness and tolerance. As far as prayer, as far as I know, no one can stop you from praying on your own (I always prayed before every test) & there are clubs (such as fellowship of Christian Athletes) where believers can come together. A whole group prayer time is covered in most school districts by the "Moment of Silence" after the Pledge.
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Notice that the asker of the question said allowed, not forced on children. I think it should be allowed but not forced on children. If a child wants to pray, let them pray. I consider that part of the freedom of religion. Teachers or school faculty should not force the children to pray. School faculty led prayers (forced prayers) should not be allowed, however student led prayers (voluntary) should be. The other students may have to listen to the prayers, but that is part of the freedom of speech and religion. And since the student is leading the prayer it is separation of church and state. I remember when I was in high school. There was a court ruling that it was against the law to lead prayers at school even if student led. They threatened around our local area that any students that led prayers at their high school graduations would be encarcerated and put in jail. I will never forget the large showing of police that showed up at my high school graduation ready to handcuff and cart off anyone who participated in a student led prayer at graduation ceremonies. This happened at many other high schools around my local area. My class president and class vice president both led student prayers at my high school graduation, knowing very well that by doing so they might be handcuffed and put in jail. Most of the students followed in prayer. Many other high schools defied the order also in the same kind of situation. No one was carted off for praying, but the tension was definitely there. If they had carted people off to jail, I would have considered my country no better than China as far as religious tolerance.
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Not me. Religion has no proper place in any government-sponsored arena, lest we find ourselves on a slippery slope to a state religion. And that would be an abomination. The courts have done well at keeping religion out of government -- and government out of religion.
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Religion and prayer are already allowed in schools. What you seem to be talking about is giving schools the power to force people to pray and engage in religious training, which clearly violates the first words of the First Amendment by tending to establish state-sanctioned religious denominations. If children want to pray, they can pray in school without interference, as long as they don't create a disturbance; any administrator who interferes with them will be breaking the law. There is a difference, which you apparently need to think about, between allowing people to act freely and forcing them to act as though they share your beliefs.
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So you won't have a problem with a pentagram being drawn on the floor of your school so that those who call satanism their religion can pray to their god. Or the native american mud hut so they can indulge in peyote while offering their sacred prayers to their god(s). Maybe you're only talking about Christian prayer and not Catholic prayer where some diocese still cross themselves when they pray, or wiccan ceremonies requiring candles or burning of clothing, or voodoo religious prayer that requires the blood of certain animals to consummate the prayer. Wow, I don't know where you go to school, but it would be difficult to get much done around just the various Christian rituals, let alone those who are of the Jewish faith, or Islam. I'd say no. We need to keep religion and state seperate. Do you not see Iraq, or Iran, or Israel, or Turkey or Lebanon, or any other nation that doesn't seperate.



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