What kind of Schooling?

[Sarah]

Some people just do much better without a structured environment, I think that we should all have a choice of how we learn. I had the highest grades in my class while in public school, yet I hated it, and I hated people. (still can't say that I love going places with loads of people...) I do much better when I'm left to my own devices. I don't have anyone telling me what to do or how to do it, no one sits over my shoulder showing me what I'm meant to do, I just do what I need and want to and I have to say that I've learned much more since I left public school. My English has greatly improved (though, it was never on the bad side), I actually am starting to understand what I'm doing in Algebra, and so many other wonderful effects have taken place, but I had to go through a lot to get out of that prison.

[Westley]

I think it's lame we get a grade point average with everything lumped in together. I suck at some things and excel at others. Yay! What people need to learn is that kids don't need to be challenged, always. The teacher needs to make it as EASY AS POSSIBLE for a student to learn. If that means puppets and sidewalk chalk in the 12th grade, so be it.

[LUDICROUS]

My public school is better than most private schools around, and its got a WAY better rep

[Louweasel]

Originally Posted by Westley

I think it's lame we get a grade point average with everything lumped in together. I suck at some things and excel at others. .

We don't have a grade point average thingy in the UK. I think I know what it means though! We just have different marks for different subjects. Seems fairer that way. When I did my A-levels (exams at 18, determining your entrance to university, and which one - you normally do three subjects tailored to the subject you want to read at university) I got As in French and Spanish, a C in Music, but an E in Maths. If they were all averaged out that would presumably have dragged me down quite a lot. Although to be fair only three subjects are taken into account by the universities so it didn't matter. I also got an A in General Studies, but that's by the by as universities generally ignore it, what with it being a complete piece of p!ss.
Now I'm confusing even myself.

[Soldier]

You guys have E's? You crazy Brits and your extra letters you stick in there. We skip right from D's do F's.

[Insipiens]

A to E is much simpler than my university marks (can you tell me whether a Beta/Alpha is better than an Alpha/Beta, and how does either compare with a Beta double plus query plus? )

In the UK rather than homeschooling being illegal it is very unpopular. still I believe you get a certain amount of money from the state (pretty minimal) to help with homeschooling.

I went to state (US public) school to the age of 11 and private school thereafter.

[Haze]

Originally Posted by Louweasel

...When I did my A-levels (exams at 18, determining your entrance to university, and which one - you normally do three subjects tailored to the subject you want to read at university) I got As in French and Spanish, a C in Music, but an E in Maths... ...I also got an A in General Studies, but that's by the by as universities generally ignore it, what with it being a complete piece of p!ss.
Now I'm confusing even myself.

I got an E in Maths too Every school everywhere did modular maths, instead we had two nice 3 hr exams

be careful with the general studies thing, I got a C. Mind you we didnt have proper lessons for it (I remember being given lots of stuff to read and the principal taught us about the paintings in his office, and someone brought a tape of Nine Inch Nails "la mer" for us to consider), and I didnt know I had dyslexia then, I was just bemused as to why everyone seemed to work less hard than me

Your earlier posts re e.g. gym knickers, netball, cross country (in the mud, having to go back again to find the bit where you lost your trainers, etc.) gave me bad flashbacks.

We had gym skirts and gym knickers were like navy blue stretchy knickers that went over your normal ones. You usually got told off if you tried to wear cycling shorts under the gym skirt instead.

This was highschool, sports got a bit more varied at secondary school that wasnt so bad. Did enjoy hockey at school tho, slightly more after I got put in goal (a bit like being picked last) and had a happy accident with the ball and a really mean bully's thumb.

Ah, those werent the days.

[strongbad94]

Homeschooled scince i was a baby.A very big baby

[epeezack]

[quote=mrbiggs]Public schools do have alot of sex and drugs.

Although I hear that private schools are actually the worst drug places because the students have more money to kick around. But I can't verify that with an article or anything.QUOTE]


Its true. Trust me. I went to a private school before I was homeschooled.
There were people that showed up in the morning for class drunk, stoned, and smelling of sex. On weekday mornings too.

I don't know what its like in public schools, but I sure hope it is/was not as bad as that. It probobly is though.