Subject: Re: Words, words, words
From: LR Pearson, Arts 99 (lp9616@bristol.ac.uk)
Date: Mon Jan 24 2000 - 08:55:53 EST
Thanks Jim. I have always been a bit confused by the US grades. Now if
you could just explain "freshmen" "Sophomores" etc?
Love, Lucy-Ruth
On Mon, 24 Jan 2000 08:03:38 EST AntiUtopia@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 1/24/00 12:09:53 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> kennedyp@toronto.cbc.ca writes:
>
> <<
> Oh, and by the way, what's "AP"? >>
>
> Advanced Placement. High school kids in the states on an AP track take
> college level courses while still in High School. That's the most advanced
> course of instruction a HS student can take.
>
> Our children go through school in this order (these are approximations that
> vary from area to area):
>
> Elementary school -- kindergarten through 6th grade (you are usually in 6th
> when you're 11 or 12 or so).
>
> Middle or Junior High School -- 7th and 8th grades (12-14 years old).
>
> High School -- 9th through 12th grades. You're usually 17 when you graduate
> HS. This amount of education is required of all US citizens. After this you
> can voluntarily go to a 2 or 4 year college.
>
> Jim
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