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": "I just got a job working for an Elementary school! It's really close to my house!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's awesome! My cousin recently got a PHD in education."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That is awesome ! Degrees like that take a lot of time. we teach children from kindergarten through the fifth grade. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Teachers are very important in our world. What type of training is required to become a teacher?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "There are a number of academic and professional degrees that allow you to become a registered teacher. We focus on teaching kids social skills, mathematics, and language."}, {"role": "user", "content": "So an elementary teacher teaches multiple subjects as opposed to high school teachers who sometimes focus on only one?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yeah that's correct, we focus on a wide variety of subjects. We are typically teaching children from the ages 4 to 11 years of age. I have to be an expert on many different subjects."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Seems like quite a lot of work! How many children does a teacher typically have to teach?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Well in 2009 there were almost 3.5 million students attending public schools. In my are we typically have a classroom size of 15 to 30 students."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Well I'd just like to thank you for sharing your knowledge with me and also the kids you teach!"}]