Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1998, Page 57

Description:	IlllllllllllllllllillllllliiiiiiiiiiI1I11I1M11llllllllllllItUIIIllltlliiuiiiiiilii1tiiwttrINI1Alyssa HouzeThis* is •ONLY0 ATTESTl.Howmany credits of4. credits in mat;h aresocial studies arerequired for the class ofrequired for a student to1998.graduate?A.0AOB.2B.2C.4C.4D.6D.65. Career development is2. Which course isrequired for the class ofrequired for the class of1999.2001?A. trueA home economicsB. falseB. computer applicationsC. drama6. Eight credits in EnglishD. calculusare required for everystudent.3. Every student isA. truerequired to obtain oneB. falsecredit in physicaleducation.A trueB. falseV9 ffS Ot V8 u& Cn :ejraMsavforcedby Amanda Ritchiestudents question the relevance of their requiredhile standing in the lab area of\a/ his biology room, freshman Todd~ ■ * Mason stares at a Parameciumunder the microscope, wondering whenhe will ever need to remember thefunction of cilia after he takes the testnext week.Students sometimesdespised coursesrequired for graduationon account that theyconsidered theinformation presentedimpractical.With government, Ilearned the same stuffI learned in U.S.history. Economics ispointless because itsself-explanatory, and Idont need it unless itsgoing to be my major, senior LindsayBlack said.I dont think foreign languages arenecessary unless you enjoy it or will useit in a job, junior Sarah Kirkman said.Other classes thought to beunnecessary included keyboarding,science and physical education.Keyboarding is something that canbe learned easily without having awhole semester of the class, juniorTyler Frank said.I think science is the worst; you justget by remembering stuff for the classthat youll just forgetlater, sophomore AaronMurphy said.I dont feel thateveryone is encouraged ingym class. If you likesports, youll play sports;O unior Alexis Culverstudies in the libraryduring her first periodclass with Mrs. Rebecca Schmidt,English. Students were to write apaper and make a speech on acontroversial topic.6 ^IVlath is somethingyou use everyday,and all Americansneed to know therules of English. -freshman Todd Masonif not, theres no use for gym in real life,freshman Bethany Quails said.Some of the required courses, namelymath and English, offered practicalapplications, according to students.Math is something you use everyday,and all Americans need to know the rulesof English, Masonsaid.The four years ofEnglish are especiallyimportant because youlearn everything youneed to know in there,junior Tim Stampssaid.Students thoughtseveral classes thatwere not requiredought to be mandatory.Maybe a careersclass or home economics should berequired since those reflect what you doin life, freshman Carri Lockhart said.I think there should be more fine artsrequired because it helps your educationby giving you a break during the day,sophomore Katie Moll said.Boring and useless, or beneficial andimportant, students endured requiredclasses in order to ensure theirgraduation, which would allow them toget out in the real world and possiblyapply what they learned in theirmandatory classes.Alyssa Houzerelevance of classes 57
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