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| This is a photo of our school's new cafeteria. |
1.What subjects do American students study at school?
This link will take you to Mt. Blue High School's list of available courses. Some courses are required; some courses are elective (students choose to take them).
2.What subjects are compulsory?
English, math, science, social studies (history), and physical education are some of the courses students are required to take during their four years of high school at Mt. Blue. Those requirements are much like requirements in other public high schools in the U.S.
3.What foreign languages do they study?
Our students study French and Spanish. We used to have German, but courses for that language ended recently.
4.How do they address to their teachers?
Teachers in the U.S. are addressed as "Mr.," "Ms.," or "Mrs." For example, my students call me Mr. Logan.
5.Do the students publish their poems and stories in newspapers and magazines?
Students in our school published their own creative writing magazine earlier this year. When enough students sign up for Journalism, our school has a newspaper. Students do not usually publish their poems and stories in professional newspapers and magazines, though.
6.How and when do they pass exams?
Students have midterms in some of their classes. They have finals in all of their classes. Most of these exams do not greatly affect students' grades – it is possible to do poorly on an exam but to pass a class.
7.What do they have for lunch in school canteen?
Here is link to our lunch menu for March.
8.Do they eat hamburgers and hot dogs there?
Yes. You will see the word "frank" on our school menu. "Frank" is another word for "hot dog." You will also see the word "hamburger" on the menu.
Thank you for your answers.It's really interesting to know more about schools in America.We see there are some similarities and differences.And one more question...
ОтветитьУдалитьAre there any punishments for students in your school? Recently my students have read articles about punishments in British schools and discussed which of them are the easiest, the hardest,and the most effective.It was interesting to compare.
Punishments. Yes, we have them. To be honest, I'm not sure any of them are very effective.
ОтветитьУдалитьWe have something called "detention." If a student breaks a rule set by a teacher, a teacher can choose to keep that student after school for a half hour or an hour. Maybe that works for our younger students (I don't know; I only teach our older students). I do know that doesn't work well for older students.
We also have something called an "office detention," which is a detention supervised by a teacher and kept track of by school administration.
The next higher degree of punishment is something we call "in-house suspension." The student has to stay in a room monitored by a staff member all day. He or she doesn't go to classes. Instead, teachers of the student make sure he or she has class work to do while in "in-house."
"Suspension" means a student has been removed from school for a period of time (a day, a week). When a student returns after suspension, he or she is allowed to resume their classes.
The final, ultimate punishment (usually reserved for students who attempt to sell drugs to other students at school) is expulsion – in other words, getting kicked out of school.