The educational stage that precedes higher education is called preparatory.
The term preparatory , which comes from the Latin praeparatorius , is used to refer to that which allows the disposition or preparation of a thing. A preparatory action, therefore, serves to improve something's form or state and be ready to fulfill its objective.
For example: «The preparatory stage will be completed with a friendly against the Chinese team» , «Tomorrow the preparatory hearing for the trial for the bridge crime will take place» , «The House of Culture became the scene of a preparatory meeting with looking to the next Language Congress .
If we take the first example, we can see that a team "prepares" to face a tournament or competition . It is common for a team to develop a "preparatory stage" to arrive in optimal conditions for a World Cup or other important event, playing friendly matches.
High school as an educational level
In several countries, high school is known as preparatory or the education that precedes the beginning of higher (university) studies. Depending on the educational regime, high school can last between two and four years.
In Mexico , high school is upper secondary education. After attending primary and secondary school, 15-year-olds enter high school which, according to the curriculum, lasts two or three years. Completing high school allows you to enter the university level.
In the United States educational system , high school is the final stage of mandatory education. It follows primary education and can last between three and four years.
Harassment or bullying is a common problem in high school.
School bullying
Although institutional education can be very beneficial, and up to a certain level is mandatory to access certain job opportunities, there are also unfortunate experiences related to school abuse, both by teachers and superiors and by other students. Bullying , a term from the English language that refers to harassment, flourishes especially during adolescence and finds its ideal habitat in middle and high schools.
Thanks to the international nature of television and film productions in the United States, we have dozens of works in which the cruelty that can take place in a high school is demonstrated; But, like most social problems, bullying occurs everywhere in the world, closer than we think, and that is why it is important to act before its consequences are devastating . Teasing for physical defects, violent attacks for religious reasons or sexual orientation, and the theft of school supplies or food are some of the events that thousands of students must endure every day.
Online High School
But fortunately there is a solution for those who do not want to subject themselves to such situations, and which also allows people without a fixed geographical location to access education: online high school. In Mexico, for example, there is the online Prepa , a free, versatile and innovative project that has nationwide reach and, of course, offers official qualifications . The body in charge of its conceptualization and definition is the Ministry of Public Education.
Although the first perceived advantage of online high school is that it does not require the physical presence of students at the institute, it is also especially beneficial for those people with inflexible schedules, who cannot commit to attending school every day. same shift. Unlike a traditional school , the Internet offers the possibility of communicating with teachers both synchronously (both parties are connected at the same time) and asynchronously (each party sends and receives messages at different times, when available, as occurs with an email service).