Because Germans make a clear distinction between specialized education and research education, when they graduate from primary school at around the age of ten, they know, for the most part, which direction they will be headed in--high school or vocational school. University is divided into general and specialized schools.
因為德國人把專業教育和研究教育分得很清楚。大約在十歲，就已大致決定將來要走專業或研究的路，並分別進一般中學或職業學校（可以進一步就讀非學術性的高等教育機構）。