im in high school, just started 10th grade, i hate it so much here, everything feels so different and so stuffy.
i dread going to school, its getting stuffy, and i dont feel like they give me enough options .
& i want to feel more independent, and not travel with the same people, same students, to one class and the other. basically my school’s like middle school, but without the homeroom and stuff.
I dont feel dependent, i have to follow other people to classes, i want my own schedule, go to a REAL high school .

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I’m planning on taking it the rest of the year and next year also so I can graduate faster.
Oh yeah i’m a junior.

Each school has its own rules about it. You can compare their rules and students feedback here – edu.2kool4u.net

I’m really scared that I’m not going to get into a good college because I had horrible grades in 6th and 7th grade because I was going though bad family and emotional issues that stressed me out and i had learning complications. it’s 8th grade now and My averages are only up to B’s and C’s and I’m trying my hardest to get an A average by the end of my first quarter in 8th grade and I’m scared to slip up again.

help me?

They will look at grades 9-12. If 9th grade is in middle school then they’ll want that, but they don’t care about 6-8

PLEASE DO NOT LIST THE FOLLOWING:
- Coppell Middle School North
- Coppell Middle School East
- Coppell Middle School West
- Barbara Bush Middle School
IF YOU HAVE ANY CHOICES PLEASE REPLY!
THANK-YOU

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Hello! Im using my sons account and this fall I am starting an arabic course for 8th grade and 9th grade students. I am good at speaking Arabic but was wondering if anyone knew of a good textbook that could be used for the students. Thanks

The Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-’Arabiyya series with DVDs is probably the best for MSA and can be purchased on Amazon.com. There is a supplemental book in the series called Alif Baa, which is for learning the script.

There are other textbooks that are geared towards younger students so you should check Amazon, just search "Arabic textbook". But the problem is some of them don’t have reviews. Al-Kitaab is the one used mostly in college courses and probably the most thorough and trusted. You should look through it at a college bookstore and see if you think it would be suitable for students that age.

I’m not sure whether to use a total points (unweighted system) or weighted grades system for my 7th grade math class. I assign homework every night, will give tests once a week or every other week, (some other misc. assignments), and have them keep a math vocab notebook. My 3 categories would be CW/HW, Assessments, and Participation. My main concern is that I don’t want one category to totally make or kill their grades. If they do all of their HW, but aren’t good test takers, I don’t want them to fail or get a low D. Opinions, advice?
Thanks, everyone, for your great input! It helped. I’m going to use total points…I figured out a way to make it equitable and accurate.

Well, I’m no teacher, but I am a high school honor student. In my opinion, you should use a total points system. It gives students a chance to work hard. My English teacher uses this system. It helps students in a way because if they do all of their homework, but didn’t score so well on tests, then they would at least pass with a C. Weighed systems tend to confuse the students when progress reports come out, and adding extra credit would be just a pain. My junior high teacher uses the weighed system and her desk was just packed with parents’ letters of complaint. Using an unweighted system not only helps the student, but also makes the job for the teacher much easier. I hope this helped you resolve your question.

My school district is going to switch to the ACT for its standards based test. Does anyone know what the ACT middle school science test looks like. Are they similar to the college version?

It would be similar, you could find some of the ACT preparation books for the college test and that might help you

I ask this because it doesn’t help anybody really
it makes kids more tired, which makes them do worse in school, which makes the schools average test scores go down which cuts the funding and cuts the pay of teachers eventually, so why dont they just start it later like they did in elementary school?

My high school starts at 8:30.
Sucks for you, it’s already a pain for me to wake up at 7..you have a point there.

Do the parents need to do the teaching or is it a more independent homeschooling curriculum? And about how much does it cost?

no, your parents do not need to teach you because keystone is an online homeschool where they would teach you on your computer. i coast up to $100 or more on each subject. i recommend that you do not take this homeschool because the teachers are bad and slow at grading. and it is harder to learn math because they teach online math by just writing it in description which is harder to understand. i have been in private, public, and homeschool. out of all that i have experienced i think that public school is the best choice for me. next year i will be a freshman at a public charter high school.

It sounds like a dumb question, I know, I know, but I was on fmylife.com (I know, not the best source for an educational reference), and someone commented "In the US, its pretty hard to find a middle school that is 6-8"

Every single (public) middle school in my county is 6-8 (and the neighboring counties).
People are saying middle school is 4-8, and elementary is K-3rd.
I’m confused.

When I went to middle school, my school was at first 7-9th grade, but then they changed it to having 6th & 7th grade in one building, then 8th & 9th in another. Elementary schools where I live are K-5.