After age five, children go to kindergarten. Elementary school or grade school follows kindergarten and goes from first grade to fifth or sixth grade.

五岁后，孩子就上幼儿园。接着就上小学。小学是从一年级到五年级或者六年级。

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Kindergarten and elementary school teachers play a vital role in the development of children.

幼儿园和小学老师在儿童的成长过程中扮演着重要的角色。

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Overall employment of kindergarten, elementary and secondary school teachers is expected to increase about as fast as the average for all occupations through the year 2008.

一直到2008年，幼儿园、小学和中学教师的就业率预期将与所有职业的平均速度一样增长。

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The achievement gaps we see in elementary school and beyond begin before children enter kindergarten--the quality of child care and educational settings in the years preceding matter.

FORBES: U.S. Rep. George Miller