a thought about career's advice

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 101313

> Lee wrote:
> >> If we look at Hogwarts and compare it to a regular school 
system, at 
> least the one in the US that I'm familiar with, career counseling 
didn't 
> come until one's junior year of high school.  So, even though we 
had 
> electives we could take when starting HS or in the middle of HS, 
the 
> career thing and college thing didn't start to rear its ugly head 
until 
> junior year.  

Geoff:
Can I ask a clarification for UK readers? Can I assume 
that "electives" are what we would call "options", i.e. the choices 
we make at Year 10 (the old Fourth Year) of subjects we are taking to 
GCSE level? And which year is the "junior year" of High School?

Ta!