My teacher is making me enroll in a virtual high school. For a grade in normal school I have to get good grades in virtual school. So now I have homework assigned to me from a teacher I've never met on top of normal homework assignments. Has anyone else tried virtual schooling and can give me some kind of advice??? Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
How can your teacher "make" you do this?
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
You haven't met Mrs. Bristow. She is really persuasive. If she wants you to do something, you do it. Either way I think it will be fun. Even though I have to jam four years worth of classes into four weeks. Needless to say I won't have much spare time. And I'll be tired a lot. I'll probably still be pretty active though. Just tired.
[ February 26, 2005, 09:00 PM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Steve, why would you "have to jam four years worth of classes into four weeks."? And how will you do this?
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
The virtual classes only last for four weeks and my teacher, Mrs. Bristow, wants me to complete every single class available. So what would usually take four years in a normal high school I have to do in four weeks. I'm not quite sure how I plan to do it. Forget sleeping or eating for awhile?
[ February 26, 2005, 10:22 PM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Um, take a break from Hatrack? And why do you have to take this class? Is it for graduation credit, or for extra credit, or what?
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Basically my teacher is blackmailing me. I either take the classes or else. Its not that I really was all that interested, but she is making me. And what did you say kq? Take a break from Hatrack? Are you insane? I just won't sleep for awhile. Its really no big deal. Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Or else what? She slaps your hand with a ruler? Flunks you from the real-life class?
Is this for a grade, as part of the required classwork? Extra credit? Sucking up-ness - as in being "teacher's pet"?
*confused*
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
For a grade........ Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Does everyone have to?
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
How much of your grade is based on this virtual class which requires you to "jam four years worth of classes into four weeks"?
Are you the only one in class required to do this? Do you have a link to this virtual school? Do you have to pay for the tuition? Most college-level distance learning classes I know of are not free. But high school classes may be different I guess.
I don't have any useful advice, but you do have my sympathy. Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Which virtual high school is this? There are lots.
Posted by skillery (Member # 6209) on :
*sits in the back of class blowing raspberries*
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
My 14 year old neice is doing this. My sister and family are living in the Maldives, 400 miles west of Sri Lanka, while my brother-in-law works as an aircraft mechanic for a puddle-jumping outfit there. They decided to enroll neice in virtual school rather than have her attend school in the Maldives either a. in a language she didn't understand or b. while paying a horrendous amount of money for international school. Except most of the international kids evidently come to my neighborhood since there's an excellent international school here.
But I digress.
The point? My neice is doing it. Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Unlike Steve, I suspect.
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
Tom, you're going to hit 20 000 posts soon Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Its free.
Everyone in my class, all 18 on of us, have to do it.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
quote: So what would usually take four years in a normal high school I have to do in four weeks.
I find this highly suspect. If you'd care to provide a link detailing the process I'd consider changing my view that this is a vast exaggeration.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I don't think she would do that to a class, no. And if it's for a grade, and everyone else in the class is doing it, and it's free, suck it up and deal with it, as my mom used to say. We had to care for the "crack baby" in my Child Development class for 2 weeks each. If we had a teacher who wouldn't allow us to have the "baby" (which cried both when it needed something and just randomly and inconsolably), we had to find a trusted friend to "babysit" who was allowed to have it in class. I got very little sleep those two weeks. I can't say I think this project sounds worse than that.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
She hasn't told us the website yet. It won't start until March 16? I think. But right now she is just getting us prepared. Its just called Virtual High School, that is the name, I don't know the site.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Prepared how? And you get two weeks to stew and then four weeks to do it?
And my students think I give unreasonable deadlines. Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Preparing as in teaching us the basics for every class. Its been really difficult. I'm sure I'll make the deadline but I might have to give up sleeping for awhile. Or Hatrack. Or VBS. Probably sleeping. Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
I hope you have fun, Steve.
Initially I interpreted this as her singling you out for extra work. In the context of a whole class, it makes more sense. Still a heckuva lot of work.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
CT- Thanks for the luck!
Posted by Uhleeuh (Member # 6803) on :
quote: It won't start until March 16
That is an excellent day. Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Is that your birthday or something???
Posted by Uhleeuh (Member # 6803) on :
Yes sir, it is, sir. Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
No,no, the day after that is a good day .
And no, I'm not a drunk or Irish.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Why is she starting this project on a Wednesday?
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I don't know. I'm not entirely sure she is having us start it on March 16. I can't remember. Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Well, my class started today. A little earlier than I thought. No assignments yet though.
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
so... how does it work?
Posted by skillery (Member # 6209) on :
*draws scene of frolicking unicorns and nymphs on desk*
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Its really confusing. And my teacher is a hippy. She seems really nice.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote: *draws scene of frolicking unicorns and nymphs on desk*
My eyes!!! Aaaaah!
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
So, now can you tell us what website this is via?
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I have been getting introduced to all of my classmates. They seem friendly. I'm not sure they have been exposed to Monty Python and the Holy Grail though. Because everytime I quote it they don't laugh or quote a different part of the movie like a normal person does. I don't know.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
quote: I'm not sure they have been exposed to Monty Python and the Holy Grail though. Because everytime I quote it they don't laugh or quote a different part of the movie like a normal person does.
They may not be from this planet. Despite what they say.
[ March 16, 2005, 08:57 AM: Message edited by: TomDavidson ]
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I'm not sure. I'm going to ask them. I don't think they've been exposed to The Princess Bride or The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy either. If not, they aren't human.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
How can you grow up in America and not be exposed to The Princess Bride? Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
I was supposed to be born on your birthday, Teshi. But I wasn't. So party for the both of us. Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
One of my friends has the same schedule as me. We've been working together on some of the assignements because she is hopelessly confused. I read "The Lottery." It was really weird. But I loved the irony.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
"The Lottery" stays with you.
Glad you are enjoying yourself.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
We're studying irony right now. I need to read "The Gift of the Magi," which I have already read, too.
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