#school discourse

[tomhoppusdelonge]

not sure if it’s an Australian only experience but we’re you designated a house colour in school? (Primary/secondary)

Red 🔴

🔵 Blue

Yellow 🟡

🟢 Green

Nope!

Something different?

Voting ended onMar 28, 2024

[transmasc-wizard]

I went to a private school for SPED kids (not that I like the term, but that’s what they called us).

My middle school was k-12+ and had maybe 70 kids all the grades combined last I was there?

My high school was 6-12 and had maybe 60-80 kids depending on the time of year — my graduating class was the largest ever there at 22!!

I am eternally grateful I didn’t go to public school, and even more grateful I didn’t go to a private school that wasn’t SPED (my schooling was funded by the city because they couldn’t accommodate my needs in a public school setting — never could’ve afforded it otherwise and only got in after a year of fighting the school to provide FAPE (free and appropriate education, which is what every student in the US is legally entitled to - meaning if they can’t provide it at a public school, they have to pay for a private SPED one).

Anyways there’s no real point to me saying this other than to point out that there’s more options than just “public, homeschool, and regular private school” and also…

How tf does anyone survive in a public school with 1000+ kids?????

(I got overwhelmed in a class of what, 8 max??)

it's a really big building. nasty. 60-80 kids per school sounds wonderful. also ty for this information!

ok @strawberrie-faerie, @void-fireworks, we have more input now

[dead-deal-ama]

What color note books are for what subject

Green: science

Yellow : history

Blue : English

Red : math

PERIOD

[fredersen]

at least 75% of history/social studies teachers are really just old nerds and the sooner you realize this the better

[apollothedeity]

i HATE physics

rant under the cut

TLDR; i hate flipped classrooms and my honors physics teacher sucks (if anyone wants to try to explain physics my dm's r open)

my teacher sucks BALLS and is the WORST at teaching. its a flipped classroom so he doesnt rlly have to do anything other than walk around and make sure we're all doing work, but flipped classrooms DONT WORK for subjects that aren't english based.

bc english classes, u can read the book at home, discuss and do worksheets/assignments in class, then read at home again. ur not sitting at home watching mind numbingly boring videos from covid, ur reading.

but with physics, we're expected to self teach the subjects. bc not only does he not explain adequately, his voice is so flat and boring that the videos SUCK to watch !!!!!

also i cant learn from videos. i still cant figure out most of geometry from last year and im now in algebra 2/trig (which has explained a little geometry bc ACT prep) but im still wildly unprepared for any geometry questions on the ACT that doesn't involve triangles. i learned nothing in math last year, and im learning nothing in physics this year.

i can barely grasp any of the topics we've covered bc we're moving too fast (and yet still behind the other honors physics classes who aren't a flipped classroom)

the only thing i kind of understand is energy and work bc at least those make algebraic sense

AND i was so good at chem last year, which is usually considered a much harder subject!!! i love chem! it made sense!!!! it was taught in a way i can ACTUALLY LEARN!!!!!

and its not just me thats struggling, its almost my entire class (minus one rlly smart girl who's awesome, but she cant tutor everyone)

i've grown a disdain towards a subject i wanted to enjoy. i should've just taken AP chem this year instead of honors physics. or environmental science. or AP Bio.

i hate yhat i hate a part of my favorite subject group. im so hopeful that archeology doesn't need physics !! if i have to do more physics it will be against my will and at gunpoint.

not looking forward to the final, bc if i dont do well i will have to retake this class over summer (i have like a D+ rn)

if anyone wants to try and help me understand rotational kinematics, kinematics, and any other junior year honors physics concepts, please DM me im dying here (ive never gotten below a B my entire school career)

this class makes me feel stupid

[lettersfrombeachhead]

it's common, especially in more street-smart circles, to push the idea that "grades don't really matter," and "grades don't mean anything about your ability to succeed or your level of intelligence," but although you seek to comfort the kids who struggle in school, you're also indirectly making the kids with good grades feel as if their hard work and academic achievement is inherently impractical, irrelevant, or not worth recognizing.

[strawberrystarcake]

i feel like private school is only worth it if the uniform is cute (i dont have much of an opinion as ive only been in public school however I hate uniforms so this is my opinion)

ur welcome to ignore this if you'd like

personally i don't mind the uniforms- most of the time, that is. a point in their favour is that what with the dress code and the mandatory uniforms literally no one can be bullied for their fashion sense. like of course it restricts self expression n stuff but it also restricts the amount of bullying for trivial things like that . however i draw the line at long sleeves and lace in 30 degree celsius heat

[albtraumer]

You know... I'm definitely no expert on this stuff but 11 50-minute classes on one day doesn't sound healthy.