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What should you look for in a good American school? How does this system work in the US itself? Can children automatically go to schools right in their own neighborhoods? When the curriculum is so different from the British, how can you tell whether a school is a good one?
When a school says it has an "American curriculum", what does that mean? Is it exactly the same curriculum the world over? How do Advanced Placement courses and exams fit into the picture?