Fun Fact Friday - School

Since we're off to a Not Back to School Party, we thought you would enjoy some school facts and be joyful that they don't apply to you.


school 1

NOUN:
1. An institution for the instruction of children or people under college age.
2. An institution for instruction in a skill or business: a secretarial school; a karate school.
3.
a. A college or university.
b. An institution within or associated with a college or university that gives instruction in a specialized field and recommends candidates for degrees.
c. A division of an educational institution constituting several grades or classes: advanced to the upper school.
d. The student body of an educational institution.
e. The building or group of buildings housing an educational institution.
4. The process of being educated formally, especially education constituting a planned series of courses over a number of years: The children were put to school at home. What do you plan to do when you finish school?
5. A session of instruction: School will start in three weeks. He had to stay after school today.
6.
a. A group of people, especially philosophers, artists, or writers, whose thought, work, or style demonstrates a common origin or influence or unifying belief: the school of Aristotle; the Venetian school of painters.
b. A group of people distinguished by similar manners, customs, or opinions: aristocrats of the old school.
7. Close-order drill instructions or exercises for military units or personnel.
8. Australian A group of people gathered together for gambling.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
schooled , school�ing , schools
1. To educate in or as if in a school.
2. To train or discipline: She is well schooled in literature. See Synonyms at teach.
ADJECTIVE:
Of or relating to school or education in schools: school supplies; a school dictionary.
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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English scole, from Old English sc l, from Latin schola, scola, from Greek skhol ; see segh- in Indo-European roots

http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/school


“Every 29 seconds another student gives up on school, resulting in more than one million American high school students who drop out every year.”
http://www.silentepidemic.org/epidemic/statistics-facts.htm

“The Boston Latin School is a public exam school founded on April 23, 1635, in Boston, Massachusetts, making it the oldest public school in the United States”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Latin_School

“1639 - The first free American public school, the Mather school, was founded in Dorchester, a neighborhood of Boston.”
http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=gov3terminal&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Constituent+Services&L2=Kid's+Corner&sid=Agov3&b=terminalcontent&f=kids_corner_state_firsts&csid=Agov3

“According to the National Center for Education Statistics, there were 98,905 K-12 public schools across 14,598 school districts in the 2005-2006 school year.”

“Nationally, the number of students per teacher was 15.7 in 2006. A comparison across states shows that the number of students per teacher can range from 10.9 to 23.6.”

“More than 49 million children attend public schools in the United States.”
http://www.givekidsgoodschools.org/main/learn.cfm?Category=Public_School&Section=Five_Things