Sheenster303 0 #26 December 31, 2003 QuoteWell then add TWO years at the beginning!! If you add two years at the beginning then the kids would start Kindergarten at 3 years old and they would still graduate at 17. I think starting Kindergarten at 3 years old would be more of a babysitting job than actual teaching. Might as well just get rid of preschool if they are going to do that.I'm so funny I crack my head open! P.M.S. #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #27 December 31, 2003 Quote Might as well just get rid of preschool if they are going to do that. I thought in Georgia it was all preschool?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheenster303 0 #28 December 31, 2003 QuoteQuote Might as well just get rid of preschool if they are going to do that. I thought in Georgia it was all preschool? Yes you are correct. I didn't even learn how to read until I got to college. I'm so funny I crack my head open! P.M.S. #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #29 December 31, 2003 QuoteQuoteQuote Might as well just get rid of preschool if they are going to do that. I thought in Georgia it was all preschool? Yes you are correct. I didn't even learn how to read until I got to college. See y'all get such bad press. "Cops" would have you believe that Georgian's aren't let out of jail long enough to go to college.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheenster303 0 #30 December 31, 2003 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuote Might as well just get rid of preschool if they are going to do that. I thought in Georgia it was all preschool? Yes you are correct. I didn't even learn how to read until I got to college. See y'all get such bad press. "Cops" would have you believe that Georgian's aren't let out of jail long enough to go to college. Yeah they were extremely nice to me after my appearance on Jerry Springer.I'm so funny I crack my head open! P.M.S. #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #31 December 31, 2003 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuote Might as well just get rid of preschool if they are going to do that. I thought in Georgia it was all preschool? Yes you are correct. I didn't even learn how to read until I got to college. See y'all get such bad press. "Cops" would have you believe that Georgian's aren't let out of jail long enough to go to college. Yeah they were extremely nice to me after my appearance on Jerry Springer. LMAO!!! "The Jerry Springer Scholarship of Excellacne" Otherwise known as the "Jssoe you know"I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #32 December 31, 2003 Quote"The Jerry Springer Scholarship of Excellacne" Note the misspelling . . . how appropriate, given the usage. Kelly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #33 December 31, 2003 Yes, and it was planned obsenescence - - -I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #34 December 31, 2003 If they want to shorten the time spent in school, why not eliminate 4th grade. That would shorten it by 3 years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FliegendeWolf 0 #35 December 31, 2003 QuoteI just heard on the news that schools around the United States are thinking about eliminating 12th grade. They said they are planning on adding a year at the beginning so that children start at the age of 4 instead of 5. Has anyone heard anything about this? I tried to find news stories online but I can't find a thing. What are your thoughts about the whole deal? If they remove one year at the end and add one year at the beginning, then wouldn't that make the last year of school...12th grade? A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #36 December 31, 2003 QuoteIf they remove one year at the end and add one year at the beginning, then wouldn't that make the last year of school...12th grade? Not in GA. They only have 10 fingers down there (i they are lucky). I suspect that's the REAL reason for the propsed change. They got sick of saying (I'm in the grade after the grade after 10th). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aneblett 0 #37 December 31, 2003 Sounds like a creative way to babysit 4 year olds! I grew up in a system that ended at Grade 11 and where we started at age 5. After moving I had to do Grade 12 and found that it was a useless year in terms af academics as I had seen everything before. AgeS.E.X. party #2 ..It is far worse to live with fear, than to die confronting it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #38 December 31, 2003 Don't you have some cheesesteaks to go make, or something? Just kidding. I love making fun of us Gawgians. Actually, of other Georgians. Kelly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheenster303 0 #39 January 2, 2004 QuoteSounds like a creative way to babysit 4 year olds! I grew up in a system that ended at Grade 11 and where we started at age 5. After moving I had to do Grade 12 and found that it was a useless year in terms af academics as I had seen everything before. Age You know, I think that 12th grade is a year for all the kids who didn't do well in the other grades to catch up to the smarter ones. Meanwhile, the smarter ones have nothing new to learn. So, it's either be nice to the slower moving students or make them repeat the 11th grade.I'm so funny I crack my head open! P.M.S. #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #40 January 2, 2004 QuoteNot in GA. They only have 10 fingers down thereWith a little practice you can count to 1023 on your fingers. QuoteYou know, I think that 12th grade is a year for all the kids who didn't do well in the other grades to catch up to the smarter ones. Meanwhile, the smarter ones have nothing new to learn.In the Nawth we have AP classes for that kind of situation. I was definitely not out of stuff to learn in 12th grade... ...wait, maybe that means I'm not one of the smarter ones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheenster303 0 #41 January 2, 2004 QuoteQuoteNot in GA. They only have 10 fingers down thereWith a little practice you can count to 1023 on your fingers. QuoteYou know, I think that 12th grade is a year for all the kids who didn't do well in the other grades to catch up to the smarter ones. Meanwhile, the smarter ones have nothing new to learn.In the Nawth we have AP classes for that kind of situation. I was definitely not out of stuff to learn in 12th grade... ...wait, maybe that means I'm not one of the smarter ones. Well we had AP classes in the south too ya know. Except they stood for "After Pregnancy" where all the girls learned how to take care of their new babies.I'm so funny I crack my head open! P.M.S. #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 334 #42 January 2, 2004 When my mother went to school in Georgia, there were only 11 grades. Since she also started early, when her best friend did, she graduated at age 15. I went to school one summer, took a year of English, and graduated a year early, effectively skipping 11th grade. These days, Geogia public schools are better than their California counterparts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheenster303 0 #43 January 2, 2004 Quote When my mother went to school in Georgia, there were only 11 grades. Since she also started early, when her best friend did, she graduated at age 15. I went to school one summer, took a year of English, and graduated a year early, effectively skipping 11th grade. These days, Geogia public schools are better than their California counterparts. WOOHOO!!!! Go Georgia! Even though we have the 50th worst test grades in the country. Yes, that does mean we are the absolute worst! How sad it is.......... But I also know people who graduated in 11th grade by doubling up on their academic classes in 9th, 10th and 11th grade. They didn't take all that fluff like drama and art. I, on the other hand, wanted to enjoy high school and I took the fluff. I took lots of fluff, but I also took higher level academic classes. There weren't that many in my school who had AP classes so I got to be really close with everyone who did. We had to see each other's face all day long, so we had to get along. I took drama throughout my hs years and I took Spanish to learn to become fluent. I ended up taking 5 years of Spanish and now I can't remember a thing. And you know what? I would do it again. I loved high school and I wouldn't want to lose a whole year of it. I love college a WHOLE lot more, but high school is still dear to my heart.I'm so funny I crack my head open! P.M.S. #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
