German students do not have a long summer break like in America, but most do have a 6 week long break. School breaks are more spread out in Germany, they have 2 week long fall, winter, and spring break, unlike in America where our winter break is based on which day Christmas falls. Students also have shorter school days which makes up for not having a long summer break. Germans like Americans enjoy to travel during their school breaks and spend time with friends, many travel to neighboring countries since everything in Europe is close.
In German schools students homework is not graded, like in America, instead their grade is decided by tests. Hardly any tests are multiple choice, instead they are essays or short answer questions, and teachers do not give review sheets. Same as in America though teachers give hints to what will be on the test and some will tell you the topic before hand.
One interesting fact that I have learned and experienced is that if teachers are sick or not in school, then the higher level grades do not have that class for the day. Substitute teachers are not common in higher level grades and instead it is just a free period.
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