[Traver]

I'd like some help for a school project about the American school system. If you could tell me about how your day at school is, what lessons you have on certain day, everything, it'd be really helpful.

[CongressJon]

Well, I'm at my final year in middle school (8th grade). Most days, for me, are like semi-boring/fun. I usually learn at least one new thing in every class, unless it's a review day for a test. We have periods ABCDEFG on Day 1, then we move each one up a spot each new day. So day two is BCDEFGA. I get bullied a fair bit, because we have a lot of idiotic tubs of lard in our school who like nothing better than failing and bullying. Unfortunately, I'm smart, which makes me a target. Now for my lessons:
A Period: Advanced Math Class (Highest one )
B Period: English Talent Pool
C Period: Gym (Quite fun, warm up with basketball, do pushups, crunches, jumping jacks, stretches. Then do drills, basketball games, hockey, football.)
D Period: Reading Class (We just finished PowerPoint book reports, we switch teachers every marking period.)
E Period: Science Class
F Period: Social Studes (Yawn.)
G Period: Expressive Arts (We switch every 30 school days, I'm currently in Art. We also have T.I.M.S. (Thriving in Middle School), Health, Tech Ed., Home Ec., Art and Music.

That's basically it.

[Traver]

Ok, thanks, so how does the thing with middle school, primary school and so on work? What comes first and stuff?

This post has been edited by Traver: 02 April 2004 - 11:52 AM

[CongressJon]

In America, at least around here, anyway, it varies. With us, Elementary School (Primary) is from Kindergarten to 5th Grade. Middle is 6th-8th Grade. And High is 9th to 12th. Then off to college. Still, it varies. For example, some Elementary Schools go to 6th grade, or only to 4th.

[Traver]

And in which state do you live? Also, what's the difference between Elementary and Primary School? This school system is really confusing...

[Bodom]

lol it really is quite confusing...

[CongressJon]

[ticktockclok]

i live in the home of the fighting illini( those people where hyper lives killed the illini with their blue devils. u stink.) i live in illinois. and no, we don't use primary school here, its called elementary school. i'm in middle school, 7th grade

my periods go from 1-9

1st- music, blah ( we call these classes exploratories and they switch every now and then, we also have computers, art, home arts with cooking and stuff, and health education)
2nd- P.E. physical education- we have units on different sports and then the teachers split us up into assigned teams and we play the sport( volleyball, soccer, basketball, etc.) we do worksheets on sports too. and we do fitness and fitness testing
3rd- Spanish, u can take french too as a language
4th- Social studies- all american history in 7th grade and 8th boooring. lol, we had a talk about how brits have like only a paragraph in social studies in their school about the American Revolution, War of 1812, etc. what's the truth?: i'm in honors, but all people, dumb and smart are in 1 class
5th- lit, dull grammar, spelling, the junk im in honors, and all honors are together
6th- lunch- we split into lunch and rec. about 18 minutes of lunch and rec, 6 minutes of transition
7th- lit again, we have 2 periods of it
8th- science, in 7th we study life science, in 8th u study earth science. i'm in honors, but all ppl dumb and smart in 1 class
9th- my pride and joy, i rock at math! i got moved up to 8th grade honors, so i take algebra 1.

we have 42 minute periods, 3 minute passing periods, lockers, and other stuff. answer my question about social studies in period 4

ticktockclok
i'll talk more later, gotta watch a movie

[Killerconvic]

To make it easier on the both of us, I will gladly answer any questions you have through an instant messaging program. I have AIM, and *may* be able to get a different one (provided you don't have AIM).

[Kowboy]

Well:
550 I wake up.
645 I leave.
710 I arrive at school.
720-900 First block, I have either Health, very boring or PE, very fun, depending on the day.
900-1030 Block 2. Algebra Honors, highly boring but still...its easy at least.
1030-1105 Lunch
1105-1235 Block 3, JROTC, very fun, or English Honors, boring, depending on date.
1235-210 Spanish 2 Honors, very boring.

The grade ranks:

Florida:

K-5 Elementary School
6-8 Jr. High School
9-12 High School

New Hampshire:

Preschool
Kindegartin
1-4 Elementary
5-8 Middle School
9-12 High School

[Traver]

Reviving this topic, because I'd like to get more feedback. I'd also like to hear what you actually like about American School. Like what are the pros and cons, do you think the lessons are fun and stuff like that. Thanks again.

[Unrealblight]

PROS: we can eat and have little fun
CONS:everything else

[firebird191]

whoa jus walk by n saw this so i might as well......

btw i am a freshman (9th grader)that goes to kennedy high school (grades 9-12) in burien, washington....
(7 periods total)

1: algebra......solving equations, graphing equations, all that good stuff ( not really)
2: Religion: well most public schools dont have this subject.....i have (i go to a private catholic school) jus basicly learn bout the catholic faith....
3: English/Grammer/Liturature........focus on sentance structure, subject verb agreements....read poems, shaksphere (forgot how to spell it) and other stuff, and also do some vocabulary.
4: Lunch.......ahh yes my favorite time of the day
5: Band.......hmm well basicly u play intruments. <---- note not a required class
6: History: listen to a BORING lecture ever day on what we were spose to read the night before as home work......i call this my sleep period cause its so dam boring
7: French 1.........learn the basics of french......good to learn a foreign lang. to get into a 4 year college


ranks ( in washington)

k-5 = primary (i guess that what it means)
6-8 = jr. high (in some counties, sum of them have it 7-8 as jr high)
9-12 = high school

[Styledragon1]

freshman This is our class scheduale at the whole school
First block
Mid-block
Second-block
First half lucnh/classes
Second/classes
4th block
out of school
My schedulae is
Art
then I got Gym which i hate
then math
then physical science
We stay about 80 minutes per class for a whole semester it turns to ****....