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college |
a school of higher learning that one attends after high school. Most college programs require four years of study. |
diploma |
an official piece of paper stating that a student has earned a degree or finished a course of study. High schools, colleges, and universities give out diplomas. |
freshman |
a student in the first year of high school, college, or university. |
graduate |
a person who has finished studying at high school or college. A diploma is given to a graduate to show that all the necessary work has been done. [1/2 definitions] |
graduation |
When students successfully complete high school or college, there is a ceremony called a "graduation." Families and friends of students often come to watch the ceremony. At the ceremony, there are speeches, and usually each student crosses the stage and receives their diploma from the principal or head of the school. A diploma is a piece of paper that shows that the student has completed the school program successfully. |
high school |
A high school is a school that begins with grades nine or ten and ends with grade twelve. |
junior |
of the class above sophomore and below senior in U.S. colleges and high schools; third year. [2/5 definitions] |
junior high school |
a school between elementary school and high school; middle school. Junior high school usually includes grades seven, eight, and nine. |
lecture |
When a teacher or professor gives a lecture, they talk for a long time about something in order to teach it. The students, or an audience, can ask questions sometimes, but usually the teacher does the talking. Some high school teachers give lectures in their classes, but lectures are more common at a college or university. [1/2 definitions] |
participation |
When there is a lot of participation in something, it means that a lot of people are part of it and doing something in it. If a high school requires participation in an after-school club, it means that students must join a club and go to the meetings. |
philosophy |
Philosophy is something people study and discuss. Philosophy is concerned with abstract ideas such as existence, morality, truth, and knowledge. People interested in philosophy are trying to answer difficult questions like "What is the purpose of life?" "How should people live?" "Can we actually know what is real?" "What is the best kind of society for people to live in?" Students in college or high school sometimes take classes in philosophy. They read and discuss what respected people have said and written about these kinds of things. [1/2 definitions] |
public school |
in the US, an elementary, middle, or high school that is free and supported by people's taxes. [1/2 definitions] |
senior |
relating to a person or class in the final year of high school or college. [2/7 definitions] |
sophomore |
a student in the second year of high school or college. |
technology |
Technology is all of the machines and other things that scientists and engineers have developed to help solve the problems that human beings face, such as how to produce food, how to cure disease, how to transport goods and people, how to communicate with others, how to produce energy. It is also the field of knowledge that has to do with these inventions. Many students in high school and in college, for example, study technology as well as science. Nowadays, technology is often connected with the development and use of computers. [1/2 definitions] |
university |
a large school, where people both learn and do research. A student must finish high school before attending a university. Universities offer several levels of degrees. |
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