What are your HS junior/senior's favorite electives and why?

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Anonymous wrote:What schools have dance? Our high school doesn't which was surprising.

Get 15 or 20 kids to commit to taking it and you have a decent shot at getting it. Find a teacher willing to take it on and your odds go up even more.

Before you put a teacher through this, make sure your kid actually wants to LEARN to dance. They don't just wanna spend all of class on TikTok. We've had three dance teachers leave due to this and total lack of participation.

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Anonymous wrote:Horticulture

Where is horticulture an elective? That sounds great. I wish people weren't so pressured to take AP and honors and could spend more time exploring classes like this.

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Students have taken all the joy out of teaching an elective. It used to be students were excited about electives. Now it's just another thing that bores them. You could give them everything they asked for and they'd still complain. Teachers are leaving for many reasons-I'm leaving this year because of students. The apathy alone makes this job unsustainable.

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Anonymous wrote:Horticulture

Where is horticulture an elective? That sounds great. I wish people weren't so pressured to take AP and honors and could spend more time exploring classes like this.

Northwood HS has 2 dance teachers.
Also they offer horticulture and some sustainable agriculture electives

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Horticulture

Where is horticulture an elective? That sounds great. I wish people weren't so pressured to take AP and honors and could spend more time exploring classes like this.

Northwood HS has 2 dance teachers.
Also they offer horticulture and some sustainable agriculture electives

I used to work at Loiederman where we used to have 4 dance teachers, what is your point? Electives are what the kids make of it. Can't have a class with non-participation and lack of parental care about the problem. Students still don't care. They still don't try. More teachers doesnt mean more participation. Electives should be a privilege at this point. If you're gonna sign up and not participate, you're dropped. Much like college classes.

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Anonymous wrote:DC has to make a choice for next semester and many classes look really interesting. I know some courses are only offered at certain schools but I would like to get a broad sense of what non-AP electives and non-foreign language electives your child took that they loved or found really eye-opening.

Personal Finance. My child says it's a low stress class where they actually learn about life lessons that will help them post high school.

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Anonymous wrote:Horticulture

Where is horticulture an elective? That sounds great. I wish people weren't so pressured to take AP and honors and could spend more time exploring classes like this.

Wheaton. DD and friends are loving it. Nice break from magnet classes, but still relevant to bio and environmental engr kids.

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Philosophy, offered by his beloved AP Gov teacher. Also an extra social studies class that he took because he couldn't find another AP history class to take.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Horticulture

Where is horticulture an elective? That sounds great. I wish people weren't so pressured to take AP and honors and could spend more time exploring classes like this.

Wheaton. DD and friends are loving it. Nice break from magnet classes, but still relevant to bio and environmental engr kids.

Also, kid initially signed up for Creative Writing and LGBTQ+ studies. CW didn't fit with schedule, and studies wasn't offered. But,cthey both sounded interesting. Also Latin American studies taught by very enthusiastic history/gov teacher.

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These classes sound great. I wish there were fewer requirements and more room for kids to explore these other subjects.

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Anonymous wrote:Students have taken all the joy out of teaching an elective. It used to be students were excited about electives. Now it's just another thing that bores them. You could give them everything they asked for and they'd still complain. Teachers are leaving for many reasons-I'm leaving this year because of students. The apathy alone makes this job unsustainable.

I'm sorry to hear it. DC is taking a visual arts elective and it is the main part of their day that brings them joy.