Chapter Préliminaire (part A)

     I come from Missouri, so a very American/down home style culture. When I greet my family, there's usually hugs. We usually hug each other, maybe a kiss on the cheek and a "Hey! How are you?". That's especially common if we haven't seen each other for a long time. I usually greet my friends or siblings by just saying "Hi" or "Hey" and waving, high fiving or hugging them. A handshake is usually how one would greet there new boss, a possible employer or someone with some sort of authority. 

    There are formal and informal ways to greet someone in American culture. A handshake is a formal greeting in most settings, where a hug would be considered informal. This is because handshakes allow you to properly greet someone without getting into their space, while hugs are very much in someone else's space. 

    Education differs depending on where you live. Different states have different laws for their education system, and some areas might have more funding and a better education than other areas. Children usually start school between the ages of 4-6 and stay until they're about 18-19 years old -if they don't pursue higher education. There's about 5 years of elementary school, 4 of middle school, 4 of high school and 2-4 college years (depending on what type of degree you are achieving). I don't think there's standardized tests between each level, at least not in Missouri that I know of.  I know that there are the SAT and ACT that are in different parts of the country and most colleges require a score from. I don't think that my high school education prepared me well for college. I don't think that the classes were what we actually should have learned. I would have like to learn some basic life skills, like balancing a check book or buying a house. But, also my high school classes weren't early as intensive as my college classes have been.

    A typical classroom in the US has desks, a whiteboard/chalkboard/smart-board, shelves of books and maybe some sort of inspirational poster on the wall. That's what most of my high school and college classrooms have. And the US flag is hanging up in nearly every classroom, at almost every high school, especially around my hometown.




Images Cites 
Manning-Schaffel, Vivian. “The Health Benefits of Hugging.” NBCNews.Com,NBCUniversal News Group,  25 Oct. 2018, www.nbcnews.com/better/pop-culture/health-benefits-huggingncna920751. 

Theriot, Bart. “Classroom Comfort Has a Long Way to Go - by Bart Theriot.” Montessori Academy at Belmont Greene, mabmontessori.com/classroom-comfort-has-a-long-way-to-go-by-bart-theriot/. Accessed 24 Aug. 2023.

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