A few days ago
Tyler B

Should students be able to choose their own courses?

I’m talking about letting high school students choose ALL of their courses. Not just 1 or 2, I mean all 8 or them (depending on your school system).

Does allowing students to have total control over what they take in school smart? Would these students abuse this power and choose easier course like art and gym?

Discuss.

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A few days ago
loverxjohnnydepp

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in my school you have a choice of taking art or music and stuff like that but u have to take gym and all of the subjects its good thoughh.
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A few days ago
awesomely_lame
I reckon that would only be a safe thing to do for year 11 and 12 students, year 8,9 and 10 students might THINK they know what they want to do when they leave school, but if their decision changes then their life could go straight down the drain… Although, the younger students should have abit more freedom… Like science i think, should be a choice subject, as should art/drama,etc and also, maybe english… But safest to keep major subject changes until year 11 and 12
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A few days ago
the Politics of Pikachu
I do not have a choice in my english class (all the ones for your grade level cover the same stuff pretty much, just different paces) and the same with history. Most of the electives are english or business electives though.

Although, for the graduating classes after me, they give you a choice of 3 social studies classes junior year (world history to 1750, Psychology & Sociology, and something else I don’t remember).

However, science starting junior year is chosen by you (Freshman year, it depends on whether you’re in regular or honors). Science is optional senior year, but most people take one then anyway).

Math is somewhat optional junior and senior year. Like, as long as you’ve taken Algebra 2, you can do just about anything you want (as long as you take a math class, but the course – usually pre-calc or statistics – is up to you).

And foreign language has 3 choices: Spanish, French, and Latin.

So I have a decent number of choices in my school.

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A few days ago
KING B II -vs- KTG
i think you should do that because me at school not having to choose some subjects really had an effect on me. but now im trying to cope especially with history of which i find boring. i already know enough, at my school they say the top streams have to take french of which i am in the top stream. I think you should give them a choice them maybe you can make gym compulsory for students, just to get them healthy. and make sure you do not spend too much money on sport. my headmaster does that, leaving not enough for computers and more.
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A few days ago
brittany7790
At my school there are certain guidelines you have to follow, but you can basically choose whatever classes you want.

Guidelines :

– 4 years of English (any english course you want)

AP courses, Regular, Advanced

– 4 years of History (again, any course you want)

AP courses, Regular, Advanced

– 4 years of Gym (either dance or regular)

– 1 music or art class (any kind, can be taken any year or in summer school)

Music in our lives (current events in music), music theory, band, orchestra, pottery, art design, interior design, sculpture, Painting, just to name a few

My school offers about.. 30 or so electives on top of that. (Public School) So we have a lot of options. As long as you abide by the guidelines, you can pick any classes you want. Its rare to find someone taking the exact same classes as you.

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