School!!!! :(

[Jeff Wheeler]

so I had to go to the "hill country hello" today and I got to see my schedule... take a look:

latin
american history
speech - sem2
teen skills - sem1
pe - sem1
health - sem2
science
algebra (highest for my grade)
honors english

they didn't give me any computer class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(

so instead I'm gonna take a class correspondence at the local community college

btw, I'm in eigth grade...

[garyzero]

8th grade, man those were the days, days I don't miss at all.

[wizard]

Wow those classes really blow... I'm just kidding, hey, you got an Honors class!

Make sure you take as many computer classes as you can in High School to make up for these.

[Jeff Wheeler]

yeah I know, they really suck, but luckily I am taking college courses at the same time too make up for it though...

[SureShot]

what the heck is a "teen skills" class?!

[berkoWitZ]

Im wondering the same :puzzled:

[bwh2]

teen skills? what does that even mean?

in the spirit of classes starting, i'll also post my schedule:
-Tax
-Auditing
-Investments
-Business Law 2
-Business Management Policies
-Web Design 1 (haha... excellent)

such is the life of an accounting major.

[Jeff Wheeler]

teen skills is some blow off class I didn't sign up for where you learn to cook and so :huh:

[Jeff Wheeler]

teen skills is some blow off class I didn't sign up for where you learn to cook and sew :huh:

[prstudio]

i wonder if "teen skills" is "life management"

[El_Thierro]

I wonder if "teen skills" also teaches how to not double post ;)

:trout:

[VDaminator]

sound more like a home ec type class to me anyway yeah I have to go to school next week hopefully I can at least get some decent computer classes this year last year for the freshman there was only typing and powerpoint availible.:-/

[Jeff Wheeler]

fixed the double post, sorry, the first had a typo and appearently stop doesn't work if you do it too late :D

I guess teen skills is a bit like life management

[berkoWitZ]

teen skills, sounds.........interesting.....??....... :sleep:

j/k, I had a similar class when I was in 7th grade, I sucked at that class :P

[Jeff Wheeler]

yeah, I didn't even list it on the possible alternative electives I wanted... I don't know how I got that instead of the one computer class they now offer (went from 5 to 1) which was the number one choice elective ;P

[idoik]

i am going in to to 10th grade

[Ectheo]

Yeah, school definately blows. I go back on September 2nd, thank god, so I have another week or two left before hell begins.....Then it's fun time!!! I'm taking 4 computer classes and a study hall, so I get to work on web design and everything for half a day, and then the other classes are easy. I'd take some internet language courses if the guy who teaches them didn't suck. I had him last year.....I'm not going to go into details. Too idiotic to mention.

[radioxromance]

btw, I'm in eigth grade...Wow I didn't know you werre so young, congradulations on the honors and college courses! It's sad that you seem more mature than me, and your in 8th grade...

[Jeff Wheeler]

thanks :D

and yeah... math seems to be in my genes ;) everybody in my family has had honors math from the start...

and yeah... this is gonna be my first college credit, my dad suggested possibly getting a degree before graduating high-school but that is really not even something I'm considering... but man that would look good on my transcript :P

[prit]

yeah, just wait till AP History
im taking it this year
im a junior in HS
and i have to take notes on EVERY paragraph of 8 chapters that i can use ont he test the first day of school

my schedule is something like...

Honors English
AP History
Honors Pre-Calc
Honors Chemistry
Study
Gym
Honors French 4


the first 4 and last 1 are they highest classes availiable in my grade...


oh and last year i got the Suma Cum Laude award for Web Page Design
which means my teacher says im the best in the school:nerd:


the only comp class left is hardware software design which is like A+ certification, but b/c of french i couldn't take it

hey good luck with the honors math...
in my school system there are no honors classes until 9th grade...
they're all kinda mixed, but smart kids end up w/ smart kids...etc...but they aren't supposed to be any hard

[Jeff Wheeler]

I'm impressed... but I'd be the best in my school too if it weren't for the... wait, I am the best :P

but nobody else reallys does design in my school so that's why :D

[redViper]

I'm starting college on september 7th.. for graphic design.. seneca college in toronto (york u. more specificly .. but no stalking b!tches! :D)

I get fridays off :D:D:D
my classes are:

English (the no-credit course cause I messed up on my pre-school testing :()
Software Training 1
Typography 1
Color Theory
Visualy Fundementals
Drawing
Photography

Looks like I'm getting my life straighted out.. and it sounds FUN FUN FUN!!!!! :b:

[Krilnon]

My Schedule:

P.E.
German I
Orchestra
Biology Honors
Geometry (Normal class for my grade is Algebra)
English Honors
World History

(I'm in 9th grade)

No computer classes for me either. :( Not enough space in my schedule.

[replode]

Lucky for you guys who know what your classes are. I don't get my schedule until the first day of school, and it will probably be screwed up like it always is. But allwell, school is school, but lunchtime is what I really look forward to.

[mlk]

I'd post my schedule but with 13 hours of class per week there isn't much to show :beam:

[minimalistik]

How does the american school system work? Dont you get to pick your own subjects?
Im currently in Year 11 but school works here by you as the student picking the subject. I have 6 periods a day and my subjects are:
- Legal Studies
- Mathematics Extension 1
- Studies of Religion
- English Advanced
- Information Processes and Technology
- Information Technology

and we have 1 to 2 study periods on some school days for catching up on work.

[Jeff Wheeler]

you have to take core classes such as english, math, science, history, then in my school you get to choose some electives, which can either be totatlly blow-offs (like teen skills) or something you actually have to work for, like latin or health....

[Krilnon]

We're required to take health.

[Jeff Wheeler]

we have to take it by the time we graduate ;) along with speech

[prit]

lol im not nearly the best...too much video games :hugegrin:

oh yeah something i forgot...
the teacher for the computer classes found out about Flash, and then asked if i knew anything about it...hehe...
i showed her something i threw together in about 5 minutes, and she was impressed...if she only knew how easy it was
i actually forgot to add that i am taking, basically, a n00b computer class, just because this way i wont be in a study...if the teacher can convince our cheap*** school to get flash, i may be teaching the class on Flash...

[prit]

How does the american school system work?

in my school, you need (out of 4 years)
English 4 years
Math 3 years
Social Studies (history) 3 years
Science 3 years
Foreign language 3 years (i think)


but ill probably do math, science and french 4 years
AP history is the highest history class in my school, so ill be done with that


oh and 4 years gym/health

[minimalistik]

School over there definitely blows then ;)

[Byrnzie]

School over there definitely blows then ;)

our school system does (i'm in yr 12) all the pressure (mainly from parents / some teachers) with the hsc once you hit year 12 you have to get every assesment task done on time / go good in it, so start managing your time now, i wish i did.

btw i'm doing:

Mathematics (advanced)
Advanvced English
Business Studies
Physics
Chemistry
Infomation and Technology (vet)
Studies of Religion

i'm going really good in IT(1st), Business studies(2nd) and Studies of religion(10th out of about 68)
average in everything else except chem.(but it wont count in my uni appications)
--still need my trial exams results though sso things could change--

only got a couple of weeks left , then a month of exams :(

then a few months off before UNI starts, where i hope to do Computer science AND EITHER creative arts :graphic design -New Media OR Commerce: management.

[minimalistik]

Yeh but comparing ours to theres, ours is a but easier and more relaxful. We get to choose our subjects while they get to but some of their subjects are compulsory and ours arent. Those subjects your doing is just what what friend is doing now. Not sure if hes dropping one but it would be wise if hes not going good in it or didnt like it from the start. You actually know your 10th in Studies of Re? Lolz, my studies of religion class is a total bludge. Weve been doing nothing but copying overheads but all we do is other subject work especially maths. Havent been going good with maths. Ive of course passed all the assesment tasks but the marks fall way below my standards.

Well its no wonder youve picked physis and chemistry, your doing computer science. But have somewhat similarities as you do. Ill pick a creative arts course (visual communications I think its called or some other branch) and some field in commerce.

[Byrnzie]

we still have compulsary english (SOR or catholic studies and Maths [for yr 11 at my school] ) :p , plus at my school there wasn't the best selection of subjects, no software design / development running only 5 people wanted to do it :(

studies of religion is an easy subject and last time i checked i was 10th but the marks are close and we just had our trials and haven't got our marks back... (i stuffed up a 7 mark question so i could drop) our school suposbly gets the best marks in the state for SOR.

And i wish i chose IPAT over chemistry, but i enjoy chemistry just no too good at it.

a the moment for IT were are doing our multimedia projects and i got drafted to re-build the schools website which is realy badly designed (i'm making a fully working flash version, using xml and html "pop ups" for things like galleries and such because the teacher whom updates it isn't to good with web design.

[minimalistik]

Yeh but english being compulsory is expected. My school has a good number of students doing s&d so thats not a problem. The problem was that there might have been a concern for IPT which alot of students didnt pick since it deals more about the theory behind it. There are bringing some sort of web/graphic design course next year for the upcoming yr11 which im dissapointed with. Anyway, good luck with the hsc ;)

[Byrnzie]

thnx, a web deisng / grpahic course would be good, a guy in my year for Visual Arts, is doing most of the work in photoshop / illistrator as weelll as doing some painting and stuff, it should be good.

[minimalistik]

Great to hear ;) But ive realised about taking the path of web/graphic design, it will be a bumpy ride and not so smooth at all. Its not going to be something like you can work and then just shut down and go to sleep or take your eyes off the work, its going to be rough sailing but then again, as you build your skills and create work worth looking at, then it balances the ride I guess. What school do you come from btw?

[Byrnzie]

Holy Spirit College (in the northen suburbs of wolongong)

and you?

i really want to get int game design or programing but web design is something i find fun for the moment and a way for me to get marks in UNI.

[minimalistik]

st. marys cathedral college sydney.