[HPforGrownups] Re: Impossible timetable

[Olwyn]

No: HPFGUIDX 38372

Ok, I might as well chime in here although it'll probabyl just be going over old ground but... What I remember from my School days (geez that makes me sound old).  Scottish schooling BTW.

When we had double anything it was just that, a double lesson ie two classes one after the other.  And believe me things like double maths could drag on and make it feel like it lasted allllll day.

Study periods - Nup.  Didnt get them.  School was for the teaching, you studied at home.  Only time we got any sort of free period was in the voluntary 6th year and that only happened depending on the number of subjects you were taking.  We simply had 6 periods (lessons) a day, of an hour long each, although things like Phys Ed and (ugh) maths did have a tendency to get doubled up.

Some classes did happen on a Saturday occasionally /but/ they were purely voluntary and only around exam times.  very rare occurance, but it did happen.

Every year we got a new timetable on the first day, and nothing was guaranteed to be in the same times or places as the previous year (especially after you'd chosen your subjects).  Nor was it guaranteed you'd have the same teacher.  We didnt have the same classes every day either (although every week was the same), but they did try to even it out so that every class you took had the same number of periods in one week.  No elective classes either, you chose your subjects (3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th year high school in my case.  You dont get to choose 1st or 2nd) and that was what you did, with the statutory Phys Ed chucked in just make you feel all shiny and happy - not!

With the table thing (yep finally getting round to canon) by my reading of it I always assumed they were only reading off one side of the table, also that there were a number of empty seats indicating that not all the teachers arrive on the first day for whatever reason so there could potentially be another row of empty chairs not filled in with people yet (ok far fetched I agree, but possible maybe).

I'm going to shut up now cause none of that probably made any sense, for which I apologise and will blame my new meds. :)

Olly


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