High School

[Downhill Dino]

First day back from Thanksgiving break, and I brought the wrong binder into school, also didn't help when my alarm went off at 12am, so in short today was a bit of a mess.

That's why you go to sleep after 12 and only use one binder.


I wasn't a very good student.


But I recommend the one binder thing as it worked very efficiently for years. As long as you maintain it at least. Never found the point in separate binders for that A/B, Red/Blue, 1/2, Apple/Orange schedule. Assuming that's the issue here.

 

[Astroboy2215]

That's why you go to sleep after 12 and only use one binder.


I wasn't a very good student.


But I recommend the one binder thing as it worked very efficiently for years. As long as you maintain it at least. Never found the point in separate binders for that A/B, Red/Blue, 1/2, Apple/Orange schedule. Assuming that's the issue here.

Its mandatory to have two binders in my school, students have tried using a single binder, but teachers don't like it (I don't understand why) I go to bed at 9pm

 

[Downhill Dino]

Having 2 binders is mandatory? Or are you going off the ol' school supplies list? Of course teachers didn't like it when I used just one, but the single 1" did its job well.

 

[Epic B]

Having 2 binders is mandatory? Or are you going off the ol' school supplies list? Of course teachers didn't like it when I used just one, but the single 1" did its job well.

Though some students probably have 2 binders, I've always used only one binder for all my subjects, because I can fit it all in one binder. Though there does come a time to clean out the binder of old assignments.

 

[saxplayer1998]

In middle school, they had A-days and B-days, but only one or two classes changed, they recommended binders for morning and afternoon. Which I completely ignored. In high school, I started with one binder for my freshman and sophomore years, and I had trouble staying organized. I have settled on folders (which I clean out) and a 5-subject notebook for my smaller classes and separate notebooks for math and science (college algebra & AP Physics 1). That is the combination I have found that works.


We also have eight 40 minute classes per day. I know, it's stupid.

 

[Epic B]

In middle school, they had A-days and B-days, but only one or two classes changed, they recommended binders for morning and afternoon. Which I completely ignored. In high school, I started with one binder for my freshman and sophomore years, and I had trouble staying organized. I have settled on folders (which I clean out) and a 5-subject notebook for my smaller classes and separate notebooks for math and science (college algebra & AP Physics 1). That is the combination I have found that works.


We also have eight 40 minute classes per day. I know, it's stupid.

Where I go, we have Days 1s and Day 2s, with different blocks. It's a repeating cycle. It's 4 blocks a day, and it stays that way even if it's a short day.

 

[Brutaka]

On Mondays, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday we have 8 50 min classes. on Wednesday we have 8 45 min classes with a 45 min division and we also get out 5 minutes early.

 

[saxplayer1998]

Where I go, we have Days 1s and Day 2s, with different blocks. It's a repeating cycle. It's 4 blocks a day, and it stays that way even if it's a short day.

On Mondays, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday we have 8 50 min classes. on Wednesday we have 8 45 min classes with a 45 min division and we also get out 5 minutes early.

The 4 blocks per day, 2 day schedule would be smart. But because it would cost them more money, they didn't do it, and now no one knows anything. And then we have our in climate weather strategy. It seems the just guess so we'll have scool with 4 ft of snow and no school on 3 inches. It's something we call "Baltimore County Logic," I'm pretty confident it can be an official term after 11 years of the same garbage.

 

[Epic B]

The 4 blocks per day, 2 day schedule would be smart. But because it would cost them more money, they didn't do it, and now no one knows anything. And then we have our in climate weather strategy. It seems the just guess so we'll have scool with 4 ft of snow and no school on 3 inches. It's something we call "Baltimore County Logic," I'm pretty confident it can be an official term after 11 years of the same garbage.

Huh. 4 feet? We got snow recently, but it's like, not a substantial amount. Though it is cold enough (it's been pretty close to zero Celsius, usually between -5 and +5 it seems) to justify winter coats.

 

[Jahgee]

When your teacher gives the class a 3-5 page paper that she wants the rough draft off the next day, but doesn't give a specific topic to write about

 

[Brutaka]

When your teacher gives the class a 3-5 page paper that she wants the rough draft off the next day, but doesn't give a specific topic to write about

Is it a free write to test your essay writing skills or is it just a unspecific homework assignment?

 

[TenEightyOne]

When your teacher gives the class a 3-5 page paper that she wants the rough draft off the next day, but doesn't give a specific topic to write about

What specifically was said/handed out?

 

[Johnny1996]

When your teacher gives the class a 3-5 page paper that she wants the rough draft off the next day, but doesn't give a specific topic to write about

Just as annoying: when the teacher hands out things or explains things, or even both, as the bell to end the class is ringing and expects the students to stay and get what they need.

 

[Jahgee]

Backstory: Today, we were helping decorate the school the period before English, so during that period, two kids went up to ask her if we could stay and finish decorating during her class. However, she wasn't there. The two students left a note on a whiteboard that said where we were. 3 minutes into the period, she storms down to where we were, obviously upset. After yelling for a minute or so, she leaves. The kids decorating (Including myself) decide to quickly finish decorating to return to her class. After we finish, which only took around 2 more minutes, we all head up to her classroom and wait. When we got there, her room was empty. 5 minutes later (10 minutes into the period) she walks in and yells even more. Turns out, she thought we were gone all period so she scheduled a meeting. However, someone reported us in her room to the main office, so she got called there to return to her classroom. After she finished yelling about how the whiteboard wasn't asking to go, she sent us to Study Hall. Once there, me and my friend who are in the band went to the bandroom to get our solos assigned to us for our concert coming up soon. Turns out, after we left, she came down and reclaimed our class, took them upstairs and assigned a paper on the 1 page magazine article we had read the previous night.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Just as annoying: when the teacher hands out things or explains things, or even both, as the bell to end the class is ringing and expects the students to stay and get what they need.

???

You're going to hate work

...assigned a paper on the 1 page magazine article we had read the previous night.

Sounds like you're annoyed about the whole incident. Teachers drink heavily, don't worry about it. Looks like you've got the question sorted though

 

[Aki Ko]

Having 2 binders is mandatory? Or are you going off the ol' school supplies list? Of course teachers didn't like it when I used just one, but the single 1" did its job well.

Quickly jumping back to this.

I had used four separate binders for four separate classes. My Freshman and a few Sophomore classes have notebook checks, so only having one binder for all classes will not work out at all. Plus, all of the classes uses a lot of notes and paper we're responsible to keep. A 1" will not work... or last for a year. (Binders hardly last that long anyway.) Even now, I have four separate binders for my classes. The weight does strain my shoulders, but I choose to keep my class note separated.

 

[Johnny1996]

You're going to hate work

Well, at least at work, I'll (hopefully) be doing something I want to do. But alas, there likely will be times that I hate it.

 

[Downhill Dino]

Quickly jumping back to this.

I had used four separate binders for four separate classes. My Freshman and a few Sophomore classes have notebook checks, so only having one binder for all classes will not work out at all. Plus, all of the classes uses a lot of notes and paper we're responsible to keep. A 1" will not work... or last for a year. (Binders hardly last that long anyway.) Even now, I have four separate binders for my classes. The weight does strain my shoulders, but I choose to keep my class note separated.

Yeah I know what you mean. I had to go through those lame notebook checks as well. Was I advised against the single binder? Yup. Did I care what they say? Nope. I would have the front pocket for one class, and back for another. Then 4 or so sections in the three pronged middle thing.

Classes use way too much paper nowadays, trust me I know. It worked out for me because I went through my binder once a week. Or a month. Whenever I felt like it.

There's also too much notes you have to hold onto. If the teacher isn't supplying a sheet or packet with all the review material then you should write them all into one thing.

I always tried for efficiency in my school days.

 

[Aki Ko]

There's also too much notes you have to hold onto. If the teacher isn't supplying a sheet or packet with all the review material then you should write them all into one thing.

Well, the notes are on the paper handouts they give us. I don't dare throw them away until I'm done with the class. They usually contain everything we went over in class; that's where the answers for the reviews come from. When it comes to final exams, it would be unwise to throw away anything knowing that any past material can be on it.

And writing it all down into one thing isn't something I would do. I just keep all content in order with a basic organization.

 

[Jahgee]

Just wrote a whole paragraph about Kevin Costner and his influence on Starbucks and the Housing market in the early 2000's

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Just as annoying: when the teacher hands out things or explains things, or even both, as the bell to end the class is ringing and expects the students to stay and get what they need.

The bell is there to alert your teacher that the lesson has ended. It's not an instruction for you to start packing up (a pet hate of mine: students packing up early when they still have work to do). Now, odds are that I have a class coming up as well, so I will endeavour to get you out on time, if only because I can't stand it when students take their time showing up. But if I have just forty minutes with you, my lessons are going to be tightly plotted to the thirty-eight minute mark. Any disruption is going to set us back.

If I let you out of class one minute early, or if you show up one minute late to every class over the course of a year, it adds up to about three hours. And most of the courses we teach demand 120 hours of class work, which is usually what we're budgeted for. So it all adds up in the long run.

Mind you, I'm using Australian figures. But I'm willing to bet that your system has something similar. There is a whole lot of stuff going on in the background that is fundamental to teaching, but which you never see.

 

[TenEightyOne]

The bell is there to alert your teacher that the lesson has ended. It's not an instruction for you to start packing up (a pet hate of mine: students packing up early when they still have work to do). Now, odds are that I have a class coming up as well, so I will endeavour to get you out on time, if only because I can't stand it when students take their time showing up. But if I have just forty minutes with you, my lessons are going to be tightly plotted to the thirty-eight minute mark. Any disruption is going to set us back.

I so nearly said "that bell's for me, not for you!"

On my first Secondary placement the Headteacher insisted that students were lined at the door as the bell went off. He was a "patroller" too, and had that knack for turning up at the worst possible moment (always Y9) :\

 

[prisonermonkeys]

There are some schools that need that order. I have taught in them - without it, there would be chaos.

 

[saxplayer1998]

Huh. 4 feet? We got snow recently, but it's like, not a substantial amount. Though it is cold enough (it's been pretty close to zero Celsius, usually between -5 and +5 it seems) to justify winter coats.

We haven't gotten snow like that yet, but we set all kinds of state records last year with snow.

There are some schools that need that order. I have taught in them - without it, there would be chaos.

Exactly, and my school may need it, but doesn't have it. The school regularly smalls like marijuana and people just walk through the halls yelling and screaming the n-word for no obios reason.

 

[Johnny1996]

I had someone in my science class drop an empty can of chew tobacco on the floor today after it slipped out of his jacket pocket. He's getting a $50 fine at the very least.

The bell is there to alert your teacher that the lesson has ended. It's not an instruction for you to start packing up (a pet hate of mine: students packing up early when they still have work to do). Now, odds are that I have a class coming up as well, so I will endeavour to get you out on time, if only because I can't stand it when students take their time showing up. But if I have just forty minutes with you, my lessons are going to be tightly plotted to the thirty-eight minute mark. Any disruption is going to set us back.

If I let you out of class one minute early, or if you show up one minute late to every class over the course of a year, it adds up to about three hours. And most of the courses we teach demand 120 hours of class work, which is usually what we're budgeted for. So it all adds up in the long run.

Mind you, I'm using Australian figures. But I'm willing to bet that your system has something similar. There is a whole lot of stuff going on in the background that is fundamental to teaching, but which you never see.

I actually agree with that and I completely understand the reasoning. I personally find it annoying, especially when its a class that I don't like, but there are reasons why the teacher will go until the bell. Its just that, as you said, there's things that us students don't know, and may never know, that requires the teacher to do what they have to. 👍

 

[saxplayer1998]

Teachers will tell us to work until the bell and write us a pass if were in danger of being late. Other teachers finish like 10 minutes early and don't care what we do.

In other news:
My high school plays for the Maryland football state 3A championship. Lets go for the 2PEAT.

 

[Epic B]

So since the current school year started, I've been going without a locker. When school started 2 and a half months ago (It started 3 weeks late, because strike), I was assigned my locker on the first day like normal. But turns out the one I was given was somebody else's, and the one I had last year had a different combination. We decided to get around to dealing with the whole locker situation eventually, but I'd just go without a locker for the time being. Not that I even use one much. So today, I was finally given my social studies textbook and workbook. We postponed handing out of textbooks there because we didn't need them until now. But there's one problem: My bag is pretty much full, with a binder, 4 textbooks and some other random junk. So once I got it, I was screwed. In theory, I could have left the books with the teacher until Monday, but we were also given an assignment from the book, so that wouldn't work. Luckily, I managed to fit the books into the bag I had used for my lunch. We're planning to finally, actually sort out the locker thing next week.

 

[Aki Ko]

So since the current school year started, I've been going without a locker. When school started 2 and a half months ago (It started 3 weeks late, because strike), I was assigned my locker on the first day like normal. But turns out the one I was given was somebody else's, and the one I had last year had a different combination. We decided to get around to dealing with the whole locker situation eventually, but I'd just go without a locker for the time being. Not that I even use one much. So today, I was finally given my social studies textbook and workbook. We postponed handing out of textbooks there because we didn't need them until now. But there's one problem: My bag is pretty much full, with a binder, 4 textbooks and some other random junk. So once I got it, I was screwed. In theory, I could have left the books with the teacher until Monday, but we were also given an assignment from the book, so that wouldn't work. Luckily, I managed to fit the books into the bag I had used for my lunch. We're planning to finally, actually sort out the locker thing next week.

I don't have a locker. I don't need one; however, if I did want one, I can go up to the front office and ask for one.

But with the teachers and students here, it's better off without a locker.

 

[Johnny1996]

Last year, the dumbasses in charge of putting my combination on my schedule put the wrong one. I had to wait two days before anything was done about it. Lazy asses.

Oh, and did I mention that it was extremely embarrassing!?

 

[synchromesh]

I'm very average academically. And I hate math, and projects.

I guess I'm normal. My only capabilities is very extensive knowledge on cars (useful for automotive class) geography, and I've won awards for best debate student.