How Your School works - Page 2

August 21, 2007, 4:40 AM

College. I get to pick whatever classes I want. Classes can run all day, any day of the week, it's our pick. I usually try to get all my classes out of the way late in the morning, and maybe have one early afternoon class.

August 23, 2007, 1:45 AM

New York State

3 1/2 Years of English
3 Years of History. Two years of European and Asian History. One year of US History. (Thank god)
3 Years of Science, year of Earth science and Biology. Third class is a optional science subject.
1 Year of Fine Arts (Sadly enough, and all of the damn 9th graders destroy the art supplies.)
4 Years of Foreign Language (Spanish, Italian, French)
3 Years of Math
4 Years of Physical Education. (Yes....it's sad. The school budget goes to Physical Education and the football team but not to art and new books.)
1/2 year of Economics
1/2 Year of US Goverment

Rest was optional such as Chemistry, Physics, Drama, Music etc.

My school had 9 classes a day and had two different days. A and B days, which were just switching one class to another. Each class was about 40mins long. I'm long done with High School though.

At least I don't live in Texas. My boyfriend said in Texas you had to take a class on Texas government and history.

As for college, each college is different in the US. Depends on what the state wants as well.

August 23, 2007, 2:42 AM

Here in the state of Texas, in high school (usually grades 9-12), you get to choose from 3 different diplomas. Each of them has a certain number of credits for graduation and also different courses of study. Once you have chosen which diploma you want to pursue, then you have to spend the next 4 years completing the required courses to obtain enough credits to acquire that diploma. All schools are different, but here is a sample of a schedule back when I was in high school.

A Day;
1st period: English
2nd period: History
Lunch
3rd period: Phys. Ed.
4th period: Physics

B Day;
1st period: Math
2nd period: Home Ec.
3rd period: Chemistry
Lunch
4th period: Business Computer Information Systems

In college you get to pick what degree you want to pursue. Once you figure that out then you have to take all the courses required to obtain that degree. You get to choose the time and the teacher that suits your schedule.

Every semester (half a year) of a completed course earns you half a credit. High schools require a minimum of 27 credits to graduate. Colleges have different requirements depending on the degree. Hope this helps.