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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
Pearson grad '96 here!
Directed Study Wednesdays were the best. Most Wednesdays, just show up, sit in the cafeteria with our books open all day long and visit. It probably wouldn't have worked so well if my group of friends weren't good students.
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I went through high school without one single spare. And I never had Directed Study Wednesday, although I think an old gf who went to that school may have...
Anyway. Big regret of my student life was not having a spare.
If the school system is still the same in 12-15 years when my child is in HS, I will 10000% recommend spares. There is more to life (ie/ socializing, that is a very important part of school/life) than taking that one extra class to stay focused and on-topic.
I thought if I took a spare I'd be too bored, because I never did homework anyway so didn't need the time. Then in grade 11 I started skipping half my classes because I was bored in class itself. So if I had a spare where I could have gone for long lunches, played video games, talk to girls, etc then I might have been more focused in the classes I did attend.