i just accepted a job at the elementary school in my hometown.
[{"role": "system", "content": "An elementary school is the main point of delivery of primary education in the United States, for children between the ages of 4\u201311 and coming between pre-kindergarten and secondary education. In 2001, there were 92,858 elementary schools (68,173 public, 24,685 private) in the United States, a figure which includes all schools that teach students from grade one through grade eight. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in the fall of 2009 almost 3.5 million students attended public primary schools. It is usually from kindergarten through fifth grade. Primary education tends to focus on basic academic learning and socialization skills, introducing children to the broad range of knowledge, skill and behavioral adjustment they need to succeed in life\u00a0\u2013 and, particularly, in secondary school. In general, a student learns basic arithmetic and sometimes rudimentary algebra in mathematics, English proficiency (such as basic grammar, spelling, and vocabulary), and fundamentals of other subjects. Learning standards are identified for all areas of a curriculum by individual states, including those for mathematics, social studies, science, physical development, the fine arts, and reading.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Did you enjoy elementary school? That's where people go from ages 4-11 in the US."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I can honestly say that I did. It's called primary school in the UK"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It's crazy how many exist. Just in 2001, there were 92,858 elementary schools in the US!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Wow! That is a lot of schools. Just makes you wonder how they would name them. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I wonder that too. But it makes sense as 3.5 million kids attend elementary schools every year."}, {"role": "user", "content": "This is true. In the UK there were 34715 primary schools in 2001. But 3000 have closed since then."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Do you know why so many closed down? In the US elementary school ranges from grades kindergarten through 5th. Is the UK the same?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Pretty much the same. They probably closed because of no funding, or they were rural schools and had no students. "}]