[HPforGrownups] Re: Career advice / werewolves / LV after Harry

[Shaun Hately]

No: HPFGUIDX 101063

On 12 Jun 2004 at 18:40, Christina in GA wrote:

> I did think it odd that they could choose their own classes, I wasn't able
> to do that in high school except for a few electives. I've much preferred
> the way colleges do registration.

Again, there is a wide range of ways of doing this depending on 
where you are in the world. From what I've heard from Americans, 
subject choice in American High Schools tends to be fairly limited 
compared to a lot of other countries.

Where I am (Victoria, Australia) we had no elective subjects until 
Year 9 (when you are 14 years old). Then at my school, you had six 
core subjects and you could choose three electives (which tended to 
be languages other than English, or Arts type subjects). Same 
applied in Year 10.

In Year 11, out of 7 subjects we could choose 4 (at most schools it 
was 5 but my school required us to take Religion and Society as one 
of our subjects). In Year 12, out of 5 subjects, you could choose 4 
(English being the only compulsory subject).

I'm not sure precisely how the UK works - but in a lot of places 
around the world, high school students do get a *lot* of choice.


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