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17:25 Jan 7, 2015 |
Danish to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy | |||||||
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3 +1 | lower secondary classes |
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4 | middle school |
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Realskole |
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lower secondary classes Explanation: lower secondary school is the official translation. The first seven years of education were obligatory, and after that many children left to go into service, work on the farms or start apprenticeships. If their parents could afford to keep them on at school, they could get better jobs later by continuing in the ´realskole´ and taking the lower secondary school leaving examination - the ´realeksamen´. The Gymnasium and studentereksamen were originally, as the exam suggests, intended as qualifications for going to university, while the ´realeksamen´ was the foundation for vocational training in shops, offices, trades and industry. |
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Reference: Realskole Reference information: http://da.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realskole http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realschule -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 52 mins (2015-01-07 18:18:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Realskole var en betegnelse for de skoler, der fra 1903 udbød mellemskoleeksamen og realeksamen i Danmark." "Realskolerne opstod allerede i det 18. århundrede som private skoler, der hovedsagelig var forbeholdt borgerskabets børn i de større byer. Efter 1903 fik de konkurrence fra realafdelinger på visse gymnasier og fra realskoleoverbygninger på folkeskolerne." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 hrs (2015-01-08 08:30:39 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Opdelingen i 8.-10. klasse og 1.-3. real var i grove træk en opdeling af personer, der senere skulle i lære, og personer, der skulle læse videre. Dem, der fik realeksamen, var derfor ofte mere bogligt stærke. Realeksamen var en forudsætning for umiddelbar adgang til funktionær-uddannelser i kontorfag, finansvirksomheder og andre mellemlange uddannelser som folkeskolelærer, sygeplejerske m.fl. For at få adgang til gymnasium krævedes realeksamen over gennemsnittet. De fleste gymnasieelever kom dog før 1963 på gymnasiet direkte efter 9. skoleår (mellemskoleeksamen)." http://da.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realeksamen |
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