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I wouldn't necessarily mind a longer school day...but I want the trade off to be less homework. And unfortunately, I don't think that would happen. A longer school day and just as much homework as before just seems overbearing.
The way it is now seems perfectly fine. I haven't had any teachers complain that there isn't enough instruction time. So, I don't understand why something that's not broken has to be fixed.
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In Topic: School changes for next year?
13 May 2012 - 02:18 PM
In Topic: Made in America
03 October 2011 - 08:26 PM
As for the recession -
People had jobs, so they bought big houses and took out big loans. Then they realized they couldn't afford to keep up those payments and defaulted on those loans. So banks lost money and the stock market spiraled downward. This meant people had less money and less capital to borrow. Employers realized they had to downsize, and laid off people. Now people have no jobs, no home, and no money. As of now, over 9% of Americans don't have jobs. I'm sure someone out there didn't deserve what happened to him/her.
Part of the solution is to buy American. All I'm asking is for someone to see if they can get school shirts for $10, but made in America.
People had jobs, so they bought big houses and took out big loans. Then they realized they couldn't afford to keep up those payments and defaulted on those loans. So banks lost money and the stock market spiraled downward. This meant people had less money and less capital to borrow. Employers realized they had to downsize, and laid off people. Now people have no jobs, no home, and no money. As of now, over 9% of Americans don't have jobs. I'm sure someone out there didn't deserve what happened to him/her.
Part of the solution is to buy American. All I'm asking is for someone to see if they can get school shirts for $10, but made in America.
In Topic: Made in America
02 October 2011 - 08:47 PM
I didn't mean to start any political debate. I just thought it'd be nice to buy American.
Yes, China is cheaper. Yes, there are more factories overseas. Yes, those factories are owned by American companies.
But since Brooklyn Tech is an American public school, I thought it would be patriotic and would ultimately benefit the country. From what I've read, I got the impression that you guys think that the practice of borrowing from China just to buy from it is fine. Aren't any of you tired of seeing "made in China" on so many things?
I'm not demanding a change, I'm just asking if someone could see if this is possible. It shouldn't take more than a few minutes to call up a few American manufacturers and ask for a quote.
Yes, China is cheaper. Yes, there are more factories overseas. Yes, those factories are owned by American companies.
But since Brooklyn Tech is an American public school, I thought it would be patriotic and would ultimately benefit the country. From what I've read, I got the impression that you guys think that the practice of borrowing from China just to buy from it is fine. Aren't any of you tired of seeing "made in China" on so many things?
I'm not demanding a change, I'm just asking if someone could see if this is possible. It shouldn't take more than a few minutes to call up a few American manufacturers and ask for a quote.
In Topic: Up and Down Staircases!
10 September 2011 - 05:33 PM
Would a new system where you just walk on the right side of the stairs work?
In Topic: Forgien Language Regents
10 September 2011 - 05:20 PM
You miss out on a free period. If you continue with French, you'll finish the language requirement at the end of sophomore year. That means you don't have to take a foreign language class junior year, so you'll have one less class to take.
I'm assuming you want to take Chinese because you're familiar with the language. That would mean you'd have 3 easy years of a language you already know as opposed to another language you have to actually learn. This was exactly what I did. In my last year of middle school, I picked chinese as the language I wanted to take. Basically, the past two years of language were free time, and this year probably won't be all that different.
You have two options (that's if the school will let you take chinese) - French and save some time (but you have to study) or Chinese and just relax for three years
I'm assuming you want to take Chinese because you're familiar with the language. That would mean you'd have 3 easy years of a language you already know as opposed to another language you have to actually learn. This was exactly what I did. In my last year of middle school, I picked chinese as the language I wanted to take. Basically, the past two years of language were free time, and this year probably won't be all that different.
You have two options (that's if the school will let you take chinese) - French and save some time (but you have to study) or Chinese and just relax for three years
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