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Post by Dain Gavyns on Apr 19, 2007 20:07:24 GMT 1
So I was sitting here thinking about the school and such, and then I realized something:
Not only do I have NO idea how Hircine's day-to-day schedule is run, I don't believe we'd ever set up a system for it, either!
But herein lies the problem. Are we on a 'standard' schedule of seven to eight classes a day, plus lunch? Does Hircine abide by the 'block scheduling' of only four classes a day, but for much longer periods of times? Do we have something COMPLETELY different? I want to hear some opinions on what you fellas and fell-ettes think we should have. Let us know what your school does, or what you wished your school did.
I know classes aren't THE most important thing, since we hardly act like we have them anyway, but I think it's just another good thing to know off-hand, so you can plan your RPs around them.
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Post by Kit Lee on Apr 19, 2007 20:20:50 GMT 1
Haha yeah, whenever I RP I was just assuming it ran the same way my High School did. When I was in High School, the day ran in a ten period schedule, each period was 40 ish minutes long, 5 minutes for travel time in the hallways and the day ran from 8:00a.m. being the first period with the last period ending at 3:20p.m.
You would be told which classes you needed to take as a senior, junior, etc, and in the end, you would be allowed to take a maximum of 2 extracurricular classes that you take for enjoyment but are averaged into your average. Of course these extracurricular classes also had its pre reqs necessary to take them.
The schedule you obtained was one made by the staff, based on the classes that you had to take to graduate+your input on which extracurricular classes you wanted to take. Should they not be able to fit your extracurricular class into your schedule because the only time it is being offered is in conflict with the classes you must take to graduate, they would fit in your 2nd choice extracurricular class. Also, you were able to move classes around after you get the schedule from them assuming there was space in a class and it was being offered at a different time so that you could fit your extracurricular classes.
Like the rest of the classes, your lunch period was also random and the scheduling staff would assign you a lunch period from period 4-8 where period 4 lunch period was like 10:50 or something and period 8 was like 1:30 or something (can't remember). Lunch periods were the same length as a class.
If you chose not to take extra classes, then you would have a free period. (basically you would be allowed to wander the halls or go to the library for the duration of 1 period until your next class)
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Post by Dain Gavyns on Apr 19, 2007 20:38:00 GMT 1
That 'big block o' text' was kinda hard to read, but I'm pretty sure I got the point out of it.
My high school did things fairly similarly. We had seven classes per day, each one 43 minutes long, i believe. Three minutes in between classes to get from one to the other. We would have four classes in the morning, then we would have our 'mid-day' section, where the Junior High students...
(Waits for all British and Canadian students to laugh at the silly notion of 'Junior High')
Anyway, the Junior High Students would go to lunch, while the High School students would have a school-wide study hall. The point of that was that, if anyone needed help in a particular subject, all teachers would be available. After about 30-40 minutes, the period would be over, and the two would switch (High School goes to Lunch, Junior High has a study hall.)
After that, there would be three more classes, then the end of the day.
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Post by Kit Lee on Apr 19, 2007 20:46:33 GMT 1
Sorry, I was in a rush to go to the bathroom before but wanted to complete my thought lol -_-;; I spaced it out now. My High School was not connected to Junior High. By High School, I mean the four years before college and by Junior High, I mean the three years before High School. It is all seperated here where I live. I do not know how the Canadian or British school system works, or even how any school system works outside of NY
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Post by Leon Loire on Apr 19, 2007 21:12:35 GMT 1
I just stick to my school's 4 Block System. Typically we have four classes a day, each day, for one semester, that all last about one hour and twenty minutes, with a half hour of lunch and five minutes between each class. Once that semester is done, you have four different classes.
Personally, I think it's less stress, less complicated, and makes the day go alot faster. It's one of the few things I feel my school system did tremendously well with.
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Post by Director Troutman on Apr 19, 2007 21:17:46 GMT 1
-Points and laughs vivaciously at theory of Junior High-
Hah, you fwip.
Anyway, sardonic thoughts of the idea that 'preparing for High school' is a good practice aside, I'll move on with my former schedule from the UK.
8:40 - Registration, you're noted as being in the grounds and all that crap. 9:00-9:55 - Class 1. 10:00-11:00 - Class 2. 11:00-11:15 - Short interval (normally used for a cigarette break or to get some lulz at the Warhammer kids.) 11:20-12:05 - Class 3 (Usually a rec class of some variety. Lame kids took study period (I took rugby most years)). 12:10-1:05 - Class 4 1:10-1:55 - Lunch. 2:00-2:50 - Class 5 2:55-3:45 - Class 6
Done.
EDIT: Upon further thought, I just realised how sad it is that I remember my class schedule so well. I guess I just long for the good old days. That, and the uniforms were...Well, I think every other red-blooded male here knows exactly where I'm going with THAT. ^___^
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Post by Kira Karyuudo, Hikari on Apr 19, 2007 22:23:08 GMT 1
8:30 - 8:50 Arrivals, settling into classes, blah blah blah. 8:55 - 9:55 Class One 10:00 - 11:00 Class Two 11:05 - 12:05 Class Three
12:05 - 1:10 (Non-Band/Choir Students) Lunch Break
12:05 - 12:20 Band/Choir Student Lunch 12:25 - 1:10 Class Four (Band/Choir Alternating Days)
1:15 - 2:15 Class Five 2:20 - 3:20 Class Six
Now, each student can choose twelve classes maximum for their school year. Two of which are Band and Choir. If you're not in BAND in Grade 10 (with previous background for music), you never get the chance again. Choir you can join up in any year.
Otherwise, it's ten classes max if you want neither. Several of which are mandatory (English, Math, 1-2 Sciences, 1-2 Social Sciences)... I'll end up digging up class schedules from back when to see which ones were mandatory for which grades if we want to get THAT picky.
Two semesters, five (or seven, Band and Choir run all year on alternating days; so don't dare say there's 14 classes. >.<) classes in one, five (or seven, again) in the next. "Finals" come at the end of each semester.
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Post by gary on Apr 20, 2007 20:54:36 GMT 1
Ah, the routine that I followed daily for four years, and still follow now... Sort of. Anywho, on with it
The lessons are spread across 2 weeks, week 1 and week 2. first you have week 1, then week 2, then repeat until end of term...
8:45-9:00 Registration 9:05-10:05 First period 10:05-11:20 A short break, the prats expected to start a pointless fight at least once a month at this time 11:20-12:20 Third period 12:20-13:20 Fourth period 13:20-14-15 Lunch break (Also time for some extra-curriculur activities and such) 14-15-15-15 Fifth period
Sixth form get free study periods dotted throughout their time table, occasionally you got some who have no lessons at all on certain day of certain weeks. I got lucky, Monday week 2 is totally lesson free. Keeping in mind, it's not a common occurance.
And after fifth peirod, FREEDOM! Long awaited, freedom. Around abouts the time you stretch limbs, feel good about yourself and remember the taste of strawberries. Unless you join some sort of after school activity thingy..... I do beleive that can involve the following: Rugby, Football, Rounders, Netball, Maths club, Some coursework help thing, Some sort of homework helpy thingy, The Debate Club, something else to do with music for those who play insturments (not actually band practice, aside from the singular surprisingly good rock band), and probably various other things that I haven't been bothered to find out about.
Heh, big-ass school with an amazing headmaster, shame I was an unmotivated lazy, not to mention unhygenic, geezer throughout those years. And now all that's changed is an incy wincy bit of motivation.... On another unrelated issue, fwip, what a word. It has been added to the list of words that are to be stealthily stolen.
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Post by Valencia Donahue on Apr 21, 2007 1:52:28 GMT 1
I can't remember my EXACT bell schedule...
...Especially since a group at our HS successfully persuaded the administration to let us have an 8 minute passing period (because our school campus is too big to get from one place to another, go the restrooms, get books from lockers, etcetera in 5 minutes), but here's what the un-updated bell schedule from my HS's website looks like...
Before School:
Period 0: (don't ask; dunno know how long it is)
During School:
Period 1: 7:30 AM - 8:26 AM Period 2: 8:31 AM - 9:31 AM Period 3: 9:36 AM - 10:32 AM Period 4: 10:37 AM - 11:33 AM Lunch: 11:33 AM - 12:13 AM Period 5: 12:18 PM - 1:14 PM Period 6: 1:19 PM - 2:15 PM
After School:
Period 7: (mostly sports; dunno how long it takes)
So, technically, the class periods are only a minute or two shorter and the passing periods are longer.
(...And people wonder why I'm often stressed out at night when I have to wake up around 6 AM to get ready for school...)
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Post by Li on Apr 21, 2007 10:59:02 GMT 1
school starts at 7 for you?
We have 8 periods a day on a six day cycle, though, for the sake of the board, I assumed it ran on a 5 day cycle.
Lunch was dependant on how "frees" fit into your schedule. So, if you were taking the 5 required academics, 1 physical education that met every other day and were in any clubs along with 2 extra curricular... well, no food for you.
Lunch was served from 10:30-2:15 and school ended at 3. (and yes, if you took the minimal amount of classes and moved around a couple classes deftly, you COULD go home at noon)
40 minute periods with 5 minutes of commute.
Afterschool is for extra curricular activities which tend to last 2-3 hours.
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Post by Leon Loire on Apr 21, 2007 18:40:33 GMT 1
I think that's enough examples of our various systems we use in real life. NOW the question is which one we use for the board itself.
I'm personally willing to admit that I think my school's 4 Period System is relatively simple and easy to remember. Unless someone else wishes to argue against it, I suggest using a system similar to this one, since the other systems have their various "exceptions" and "dependings."
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Post by Kokaku Musha on Apr 21, 2007 18:53:01 GMT 1
I got a small question though, does this really matter that much? I mean.. we all rp how we want anyway, even if we attend classes, I doubt we would write one post about our chars going to all four classes, with things happening/not happening... and even if we would, it wouldn't be such big of a deal would it? Ah well... Dain noted it's not a big thing but handy to plan your RPs around them, but what would we do with it? If I write I went to my 5th class, which isn't supposed to be there according to 'a set schedule rule', would I be punished/ignored? I don't really see the need for a general schedule actually xD
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Post by Kit Lee on Apr 21, 2007 21:22:30 GMT 1
Yeah I was just thinking along the lines of having like 10 periods a day or something so that we could account for more classes should we want to interact with more characters or to explain for us being in the hallway, etc.
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Post by archangel5871 on Apr 21, 2007 22:27:39 GMT 1
I was thinking it was by the block system.
3 blocks, Lunch, and another 2 blocks. Each class period lasting 90mins with a 10min passing time between. Class change at semester time, therefore offering a change in pace as well as schedule come semester (whenver that is) due to difference in classes -- not so much of the same stuff all the time.
Also, I concur with Kokaku on this one. It isn't really that detrimental to play. We could just assume that Hircine has a choice whether to have block or standard scheduling and it is the student's choice which load to carry for the year. *shrugs*
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Post by Kokaku Musha on Apr 21, 2007 22:40:21 GMT 1
Also, I concur with Kokaku on this one. It isn't really that detrimental to play. We could just assume that Hircine has a choice whether to have block or standard scheduling and it is the student's choice which load to carry for the year. *shrugs* If you say we have a choice between different schedules we can still use our own imagination as far as we want and it would still be the same as it was before. Putting it up as a 'standard' will not change much to the current roleplaying in my opinion. In one way, a ruled schedule wouldn't really matter too much for roleplaying, yet on the other side it might limit people with something of no real great importance. I stick to my point of letting people play with it a little...
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Post by Leon Loire on Apr 21, 2007 23:08:32 GMT 1
I admit that it isn't a serious deal, but I can't help but feel confused every time I consider joining a thread, or looking over the various opinions of how a school schedule should be run. If it's proof of anything, this thread alone is a clear sign of just how different things are in our different lands, and in the end, they are far too difficult to coincide with one another.
It would be no loss to keep "experimenting" with the freedom of choosing your own schedule, but you have to admit that having one student claim the day has 10 forty-minute classes in comparison to another claiming 5 ninty-minute classes is extremely confusing. We should have some sort of foundation so that way we'd have an easier time roleplaying the classrooms.
I don't know, I just feel left out whenever I hear about "8th Period" or "10th Period." Those just seem silly to me; after all, how are you supposed to get anything done in class if you only have forty minutes of class, and then at least an hour or two of homework in each one?
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Post by officer on Apr 21, 2007 23:20:18 GMT 1
Credit system: You need 40 hours of community service and 30 credits (completed and passed classes) to graduate. In a semester system, it'd go:
8:20/25-9:40: First class.
5 minutes travel time.
9:45-11:00: Class 2
11-12 is Lunch.
12:00-1:15: Class 3
5 minute interval
1:20-2:35: Final class.
School gets out at 2:35. But school time is 7 minutes behind real time, which is handy for students.
Four classes a semester, 5 month semester then a switch to your other classes. that means in your grade 12 year you can have 2 spare's- slots in your timetable filled with nothing so you can sleep in/do homework/leave early.
grade 9- 7 classes you must take, 1 electorate.
Grade 10- 5 classes you must take, 3 electorates
Grade 11- 2 classes you have to take, 6 electorates
Grade 12- 1 class you have to take, 5-7 electorates
The classes that MUST be taken in order of grade 9-12 are:
Gym, Geography, Math, English, French, Technical, Science.
Math, English, Science.
Math, English.
English.
Also to pass you must take 1 art credit, which can be drama, music, traditional art, etc..
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Post by archangel5871 on Apr 21, 2007 23:20:58 GMT 1
If we could perhaps draw up a comparison chart and stick that somewhere? As such, first and second period would coincide with first block and so on, just put up a time chart showing when each period starts on an opposed splitscreen to when each block starts.
-OR for simplicity's sake w/o work involved-
Simple common sense would tell that if first period is forty-five minutes long, it goes for about half of first block. All it is is quick math that I'm sure all of can do in our heads in a second.
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Post by Kit Lee on Apr 21, 2007 23:23:28 GMT 1
Actually, we cover a lot of material in 45 ish mins of class. As for homework, usually its more like 5-10mins per class for me atleast back then or sometimes it was like 30mins for one class while the rest being no homework or 5-10mins ish. I don't recall having more than 30mins tops for any class and its only that long if we didn't cover enough material in class or something. Of course projects and papers take much longer but teachers usually don't assign them all at the same time. Same goes for exams, we would have a set day for exams to be like though we have each class every day, mondays are specified to be science exam days, tuesdays are history exam days, thursdays are math exams, etc.
As for the 45min thing, I feel much better when class is short because after a certain point I get so bored of paying attention to the teacher and just want the class to end, and usually at that point, the bell rings and its time to go. Besides, college now is just as short, class is three days a week for 1 hour each day, or for the sciences, its a total of 4 hours a week spread out into 2 days or 3 days. We get through the material just fine and there is no homework for college (I go to a SUNY btw if you're wondering)
Anyway, that was beyond the point of this thread, and personally I feel the 10 period, 8 period 12 period whatever schedule works better because as I have said before, you can have more classes to interact with, and also you can accomodate for why you are in the hallway. There isn't much times you would be in the hallway if you only had 4 classes a day.
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Post by king on Apr 25, 2007 16:44:27 GMT 1
You have to do community service to graduate....that's....that's just ethically wrong on so many levels....
crazy socialists.
Oh well, I honestly forgot what my school schedule was like, as since I got to college I basically got to pick my own...when I registered for classes early enough anyway.
Given the amount of time we spend outside classes (as skipping is not going to happen much during the current regime, block scheduling makes the most sense.
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