What’s Something About Your School You Would Have LOVED To Know Before Enrolling

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Wish I had known that there were so many vocal Trump supporting families and country club members.

Is this at Visi?

I have not seen this at Visi - how are families politically vocal at a HS anyway?

Bumper stickers in the carpool line.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Will go first. Would have loved to know that:

1) School does not allow students to take home their graded quizzes and exams. Student may only review them in class.

2) School does not allow students to view their grades at anytime. Grades are open and viewable for a couple of days per month and even viewable for less time for parents.

3). You get ONE grade for each class at the end of the year.

We would have still enrolled but these were interesting aspects that we were not aware of prior to enrollment. And, my DD loved it.

That our all girls school was reducing the number of coordinate classes with the brother school. One of the reasons we picked this school over another is that we were told about the coordinate offerings in high school. Feels like a bait and switch.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Will go first. Would have loved to know that:

1) School does not allow students to take home their graded quizzes and exams. Student may only review them in class.

2) School does not allow students to view their grades at anytime. Grades are open and viewable for a couple of days per month and even viewable for less time for parents.

3). You get ONE grade for each class at the end of the year.

We would have still enrolled but these were interesting aspects that we were not aware of prior to enrollment. And, my DD loved it.

That our all girls school was reducing the number of coordinate classes with the brother school. One of the reasons we picked this school over another is that we were told about the coordinate offerings in high school. Feels like a bait and switch.

NCS?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For our HS - that the college counseling office will limit the number of colleges that you can apply to. That certain classes are restricted in class size because of "equipment" issues and your child won't get the electives they want because of that.

Aren't all classes restricted in size? No one would want a 40 person class. Kids aren't guaranteed their first choice electives anywhere.

You can EASILY go through these high schools having never received your top 3 choices for any English or History class. Then you're paying $56K for super specialized stuff that your particular kid doesn't care about: a year of Asian history or a year of Shakespeare. My history loving kid is having to take African American Culture as a history class (which I'm sure will be great but this kid would have killed for a spot in an actual history class).

African-American history is American history, so your kid is taking an actual history class.

They did say African-American CULTURE, not African-American HISTORY. I'm sure it could include some historical components, but not guaranteed as the course is called a CULTURE course.

How do you have culture without history though? That’s why all cultural revolutions start with trying to disconnect from history, burn the books, persecute the academics etc

[Anonymous]

Historian here. History is a separate discipline from culture studies. They are not interchangeable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Will go first. Would have loved to know that:

1) School does not allow students to take home their graded quizzes and exams. Student may only review them in class.

2) School does not allow students to view their grades at anytime. Grades are open and viewable for a couple of days per month and even viewable for less time for parents.

3). You get ONE grade for each class at the end of the year.

We would have still enrolled but these were interesting aspects that we were not aware of prior to enrollment. And, my DD loved it.

That our all girls school was reducing the number of coordinate classes with the brother school. One of the reasons we picked this school over another is that we were told about the coordinate offerings in high school. Feels like a bait and switch.

False. This is not true. The number is the same. The only thing that changed was the required 11th grade history will not be together anymore. Please stop positing false information. The number will be the exact same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will go first. Would have loved to know that:

1) School does not allow students to take home their graded quizzes and exams. Student may only review them in class.

2) School does not allow students to view their grades at anytime. Grades are open and viewable for a couple of days per month and even viewable for less time for parents.

3). You get ONE grade for each class at the end of the year.

We would have still enrolled but these were interesting aspects that we were not aware of prior to enrollment. And, my DD loved it.

That our all girls school was reducing the number of coordinate classes with the brother school. One of the reasons we picked this school over another is that we were told about the coordinate offerings in high school. Feels like a bait and switch.

Which school? That would annoy me as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will go first. Would have loved to know that:

1) School does not allow students to take home their graded quizzes and exams. Student may only review them in class.

2) School does not allow students to view their grades at anytime. Grades are open and viewable for a couple of days per month and even viewable for less time for parents.

3). You get ONE grade for each class at the end of the year.

We would have still enrolled but these were interesting aspects that we were not aware of prior to enrollment. And, my DD loved it.

That our all girls school was reducing the number of coordinate classes with the brother school. One of the reasons we picked this school over another is that we were told about the coordinate offerings in high school. Feels like a bait and switch.

False. This is not true. The number is the same. The only thing that changed was the required 11th grade history will not be together anymore. Please stop positing false information. The number will be the exact same.

If this *is* NCS, when did they start having co-ed history in 11th? I think 11th was American history when I was there, and no history classes were joint. Only some English classes, required ethics classes, and a few specialties like choir or multimedia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That some of the really cool electives in the course catalogue aren't actually offered every year, or ever.

There's a secret menu of course options that you have to know to ask about because it isn't advertised anywhere (e.g. extra AP classes as independent study).

Just because the student handbook says there's always transportation provided for something, like having a bus for away games for a sports team or for practices that are off-campus, doesn't mean it actually is.

This is a problem at many schools for higher-level/niche classes. They may have offered it once so it goes in the catalogue and never leaves.

You need to make sure to ask specifically of any school you visit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will go first. Would have loved to know that:

1) School does not allow students to take home their graded quizzes and exams. Student may only review them in class.

2) School does not allow students to view their grades at anytime. Grades are open and viewable for a couple of days per month and even viewable for less time for parents.

3). You get ONE grade for each class at the end of the year.

We would have still enrolled but these were interesting aspects that we were not aware of prior to enrollment. And, my DD loved it.

That our all girls school was reducing the number of coordinate classes with the brother school. One of the reasons we picked this school over another is that we were told about the coordinate offerings in high school. Feels like a bait and switch.

NCS?

yes

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will go first. Would have loved to know that:

1) School does not allow students to take home their graded quizzes and exams. Student may only review them in class.

2) School does not allow students to view their grades at anytime. Grades are open and viewable for a couple of days per month and even viewable for less time for parents.

3). You get ONE grade for each class at the end of the year.

We would have still enrolled but these were interesting aspects that we were not aware of prior to enrollment. And, my DD loved it.

That our all girls school was reducing the number of coordinate classes with the brother school. One of the reasons we picked this school over another is that we were told about the coordinate offerings in high school. Feels like a bait and switch.

False. This is not true. The number is the same. The only thing that changed was the required 11th grade history will not be together anymore. Please stop positing false information. The number will be the exact same.

If this *is* NCS, when did they start having co-ed history in 11th? I think 11th was American history when I was there, and no history classes were joint. Only some English classes, required ethics classes, and a few specialties like choir or multimedia.

They didn't. that poster is making things up.
11th grade history is and always has been single gender. The 11th grade coed American Literature class is that one that is no more.
There is a definite reduction in the number of classes that are coed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Will go first. Would have loved to know that:

1) School does not allow students to take home their graded quizzes and exams. Student may only review them in class.

2) School does not allow students to view their grades at anytime. Grades are open and viewable for a couple of days per month and even viewable for less time for parents.

3). You get ONE grade for each class at the end of the year.

We would have still enrolled but these were interesting aspects that we were not aware of prior to enrollment. And, my DD loved it.

I don’t see how kids would be allowed to take home exams. If the exams are part of a curriculum, it's the same exam for many years. You can't let that circulate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will go first. Would have loved to know that:

1) School does not allow students to take home their graded quizzes and exams. Student may only review them in class.

2) School does not allow students to view their grades at anytime. Grades are open and viewable for a couple of days per month and even viewable for less time for parents.

3). You get ONE grade for each class at the end of the year.

We would have still enrolled but these were interesting aspects that we were not aware of prior to enrollment. And, my DD loved it.

I don’t see how kids would be allowed to take home exams. If the exams are part of a curriculum, it's the same exam for many years. You can't let that circulate.

School needs to find teachers that can come up with some new quiz and test questions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will go first. Would have loved to know that:

1) School does not allow students to take home their graded quizzes and exams. Student may only review them in class.

2) School does not allow students to view their grades at anytime. Grades are open and viewable for a couple of days per month and even viewable for less time for parents.

3). You get ONE grade for each class at the end of the year.

We would have still enrolled but these were interesting aspects that we were not aware of prior to enrollment. And, my DD loved it.

That our all girls school was reducing the number of coordinate classes with the brother school. One of the reasons we picked this school over another is that we were told about the coordinate offerings in high school. Feels like a bait and switch.

False. This is not true. The number is the same. The only thing that changed was the required 11th grade history will not be together anymore. Please stop positing false information. The number will be the exact same.

Not 11th grade history. American Literature classes were 50/50. That has been omitted beginning this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will go first. Would have loved to know that:

1) School does not allow students to take home their graded quizzes and exams. Student may only review them in class.

2) School does not allow students to view their grades at anytime. Grades are open and viewable for a couple of days per month and even viewable for less time for parents.

3). You get ONE grade for each class at the end of the year.

We would have still enrolled but these were interesting aspects that we were not aware of prior to enrollment. And, my DD loved it.

I don’t see how kids would be allowed to take home exams. If the exams are part of a curriculum, it's the same exam for many years. You can't let that circulate.

Exams, ok. Quizzes and tests should come home.