Schools

[RUSHBURY]

Can anyone tell me about the schools for ages 8, 14 & 17 - what school grades would these ages be in? Also do you have to pay school fees or is it just college fees?
Thanks
Helen

[jeffc]

8 year old will be in elementry school grade 3
14 year old will be in high school school grade 9
17 year old will be in high school school grade senior year 12

no fees paid until they leave high school at 18

hope this helps
my sons are 11 and 16 so if you need info just shout

[esprit]

17 year old may be a junior rather than a senior, it depends whether the school can transfer what he has done at home into sufficient credits to graduate him in just one year. You need 24 credits all in all. Your child like mine will be missing all the American subjects such as American government, politics, history, literature and sports. If they do all those, it doesnt leave many spare credit hours to do anything else needed for graduation that they may have missed My son got through OK in one year. English kids do well here in general ( I will say no more!!) School is free, college is expesnive.

[chrizzy100]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by esprit
17 year old may be a junior rather than a senior, it depends whether the school can transfer what he has done at home into sufficient credits to graduate him in just one year. You need 24 credits all in all. Your child like mine will be missing all the American subjects such as American government, politics, history, literature and sports. If they do all those, it doesnt leave many spare credit hours to do anything else needed for graduation that they may have missed My son got through OK in one year. English kids do well here in general ( I will say no more!!) School is free, college is expesnive.
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Englishs kids do well because apart from maths....US schools are way behind.....my son at 11....was nearly moved to highschool because he was so far ahead......at 14 he was teaching maths by helping all the other kids that had fallen behind......my son has learning problems....so any Brit kid without that would do fine....they only fall behind out of boredom......my son is in a Tech highschool....at one time all the kids with problems would go to those school....ones that would not finish highschool etc.....now its harder to get into most of the tech schools then it is to get into Harvard.....they have to fit in all the school work that most kids do in a normal high school in half the time....and pass....each year so many are kicked out back to the normal high school....they then spend the other half in shop.....which gives them a great early start to the real world of work....most go on to get free places at a college.....the others get offered well paying jobs at 18......I'm really impressed by the teachers at tech....all the rules have to be followed....its given my son the start he would never have had in England.....

[RUSHBURY]

Hi and thanks for all of the information.

We are in Scotland and this is different to the English system in many ways. My children are currently in Primary 4 (age 8), 3rd year High School (age 14) and 5th year High School (age 17). My 17 year old has one set of exam results from last year and has just finished sitting her Highers Grades (Scottish 5th year exams) and my 14 year is not due to sit her Standard Grades until May 2005. My 8 year old is dyslexic and has difficulty with his reading - he currently gets 6 hours of learning support during the school week. Can anyone tell me if children with dyslexia are exempt in US from having to learn a 2nd language as part of the school ciriculm - it is complusory for my children when they go to the local High School. We have friends in canada who also have a son with dyslexia and he is exempt from taking a 2nd language unless he chooses to do this.

Again thanks for your information so far.
Helen

[chrizzy100]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by RUSHBURY
Hi and thanks for all of the information.

We are in Scotland and this is different to the English system in many ways. My children are currently in Primary 4 (age 8), 3rd year High School (age 14) and 5th year High School (age 17). My 17 year old has one set of exam results from last year and has just finished sitting her Highers Grades (Scottish 5th year exams) and my 14 year is not due to sit her Standard Grades until May 2005. My 8 year old is dyslexic and has difficulty with his reading - he currently gets 6 hours of learning support during the school week. Can anyone tell me if children with dyslexia are exempt in US from having to learn a 2nd language as part of the school ciriculm - it is complusory for my children when they go to the local High School. We have friends in canada who also have a son with dyslexia and he is exempt from taking a 2nd language unless he chooses to do this.

Again thanks for your information so far.
Helen
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My son has dyslexia.....he is taking a second language....spanish....and doing OK with it......I would only drop it over here if their grades fall......spanish is a handy second language over here.........learning support is dropped to quicky for my liking .....but then all States may not be the same.......in the Tech high schools.....you don't have to take a language anyway.....but I'm not sure about high schools......

[RUSHBURY]

Thanks again Chrizzy

My son has short term memory dyslexia and has difficulty retaining written information - absolutely no problems with verbal retention. We've been advised to encourage him to use computer games like the playstation as much as possible to try to increase his 'wnating' to read instructions. I feel that his maths has suffered over the past few months as he is unable to read and retain the instructions correctly. I was asking about the 2nd language as I wondered how he would be able to cope if he's having difficulty with one language.

Helen

[chrizzy100]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by RUSHBURY
Thanks again Chrizzy

My son has short term memory dyslexia and has difficulty retaining written information - absolutely no problems with verbal retention. We've been advised to encourage him to use computer games like the playstation as much as possible to try to increase his 'wnating' to read instructions. I feel that his maths has suffered over the past few months as he is unable to read and retain the instructions correctly. I was asking about the 2nd language as I wondered how he would be able to cope if he's having difficulty with one language.

Helen
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You don't always have the same trouble in a different language.....I'm fine with both spanish and french......and I have dyslexia.....you will get help at the school...don't worry.....take over all his paper work...you'll get meetings with his teachers....having dyslexia in the USA is not such a big thing....he should not be graded on his spelling...more his understanding ..and if they think he needs help they will keep him where he will get it........computer games like Age of Empires....work wonders......or did for my son......

[jeffc]

my 16 year old boy has the same short term problem in england he got help with lessons since we came to orlando he has improved no end i put this down to the system they use here ie work... work ... and more work..

they dont have the breaks like the uk so its more intense....

my 2 boys have not had the choice of a second language subject yet so that might not be such a problem....

hope this helps..

[RUSHBURY]

Thank you for you positive responses I think this has put my mind at rest for him and my two girls will be fine I'm sure they have been wanting to move to Florida for the past few years - now it's up to the powers that be for our E2 visa!
Helen