tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post111973570115135760..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Too Many Choices For Freshmen?Darrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1119932788854894702005-06-27T21:26:00.000-07:002005-06-27T21:26:00.000-07:00I don't think fewer classes are going to help anyo...I don't think fewer classes are going to help anyone, but maybe more direction could. I knew a bunch of people who took Cisco freshmen year and wasted an entire class because they were bored out of their minds and the program got cancelled so they couldn’t continue. <BR/><BR/>I think if we had councilors who actually talked to a student about the classes, and knew the classes more then the general statements that come out of some handbook, such as the specific day to day activities, students would end up where they wanted without the shock that comes from just going into a class blind. <BR/><BR/>It would also be nice to have them ask why you’re going into classes. I've been in Honors English since 7th grade, do you know why? I could do it and did so well in normal. Now that kind of arbitrary reasoning might satisfy some people, but I like to have more solid reasons to do something. This year after some trouble with one of the English teachers I switch to normal at the semester, where I did significantly better, learned more in a less rigorous fashion, and actually enjoyed it. The fact was English at a slower pace worked better for me, something I wish I had known earlier in my life.<BR/><BR/>I think we really need to get people to help students and their parents make better informed decisions, because parents want their children to do as much as possible and sometimes that isn't always best. In the end, it’s not about what grades they get and what classes they’ve taken it’s about what they’ve gotten out of their education and what that can do for them the rest of their lives.<BR/><BR/>RonnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com