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Mar 28, 2014 19:12:21 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2014 19:12:21 GMT -5
So, I was talking to the district tody, trying to decide if I want the boy to take the new Keystone Tests. Technically I don't have to.
Anyway, it turns out our district now teaches Biology in 11th grade instead of 9th... I'm not surprised. It's kicked my butt this year and I'm not at all impressed with how well we covered it... There is just so much information...
Anyone else know when their district teaches bio? Has the structure of it changed much since you were in school?
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Mar 28, 2014 19:28:47 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2014 19:28:47 GMT -5
Our public high school requires 2 credits of Biology which is taken in 9th grade, then 4 additional credits of physical science that they can do any time 10th-12th.
I was a Biology major in college, so I'll love helping with that when the time comes.
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Mar 28, 2014 19:29:52 GMT -5
Post by swamp on Mar 28, 2014 19:29:52 GMT -5
I believe biology is taught in 10th grade in NY
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Mar 28, 2014 19:50:47 GMT -5
Post by Sharon on Mar 28, 2014 19:50:47 GMT -5
My DD graduated high school in 2011.
9th grade- Physical Science 10th grade- Biology 11th grade- Chemistry
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Mar 28, 2014 20:26:21 GMT -5
Post by saveinla on Mar 28, 2014 20:26:21 GMT -5
My son graduated in 2013.
9th grade - Honors Biology 10th grade - Honors Chemistry 11th grade - AP Biology 12th grade - AP Physics
I think the Honors Bio class teaches a lot about genes and stuff.
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Mar 28, 2014 21:11:02 GMT -5
Post by Apple on Mar 28, 2014 21:11:02 GMT -5
When I was in high school, we had the option to skip science 9 and go straight into biology if our 8th grade grades were good enough. Now, they won't let kids skip science 9 (stupid, imo, since it is all review and extremely boring for kids who learned it the first time). So, biology is a 10th grade class.
We had separate classes for genetics, anatomy, micro-biology.
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Mar 28, 2014 21:25:56 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2014 21:25:56 GMT -5
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Mar 28, 2014 21:43:27 GMT -5
Post by saveinla on Mar 28, 2014 21:43:27 GMT -5
Yes. This was the book that they used for 9th grade. They had a compulsory health class in grade 9, so Unit 8 was covered in that class and they just did a project for Unit 8 in science. They had no dissection but had some experiments on the cell part and genetics.
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Mar 28, 2014 21:44:24 GMT -5
Post by milee on Mar 28, 2014 21:44:24 GMT -5
In the boys' high school, they have some options. You have to have 4 years of science to graduate but you can take more if you'd like. You have to take the honors course before the AP course. The school offers honors bio, chem and physics plus AP bio, chem and physics. Many of the kids take all 3 honors and then 2 of the APs by doubling up one of the years.
That's the same as when I was in high school there.
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Mar 28, 2014 22:09:49 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2014 22:09:49 GMT -5
See, I'm wondering if I shouldn't leave off Unit 8 this year and cover it as health, or even a part of anatomy/physiology.
This becomes a teaching to the test thing, if I do the Keystone, but I can't find anything in the guidelines that suggest the human body is covered on the biology test...
And then I could spend more time on that stuff than I think the end of the year will allow...
Do most people cover the human body systems in Biology?
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Mar 28, 2014 22:34:06 GMT -5
Post by milee on Mar 28, 2014 22:34:06 GMT -5
See, I'm wondering if I shouldn't leave off Unit 8 this year and cover it as health, or even a part of anatomy/physiology. This becomes a teaching to the test thing, if I do the Keystone, but I can't find anything in the guidelines that suggest the human body is covered on the biology test... And then I could spend more time on that stuff than I think the end of the year will allow... Do most people cover the human body systems in Biology? Yes, I think it's common to cover human body systems. But if you're homeschooling, who cares? (I'm asking, not making a snotty comment - honestly asking.) If you're going to get to it all eventually, does it matter if it's in the biology unit or "health" or "anatomy/physiology"? Isn't that one of the nice things about homeschooling, that you can cover stuff where and when it works for you?
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Mar 28, 2014 22:44:48 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2014 22:44:48 GMT -5
Yes. And it's why I'm struggling with whether or not to test him this year. Keystone tests are new and it could be that in a few years colleges will be looking at them, so even though I'm not required to take them... Plus they would give him some testing experience in a group/outside environment.
But since the test doesn't seem to cover that unit anyway...
I've been struggling this year in more ways than one, but a lot with how much to do, what to o... High school is harder. In a life sense, it's all still good to just learn... But if he wants to go to college I don't want to limit him by not adequately preparing him... And things like Algebra should have some consistent measures, I mean if I say he has covered Algebra I that should mean something, right? But then I look and it seems there isn't a lot of consistency out there anyway...
About that time I convince myself who cares, he doesn't need to do college in the 'normal' progression, or maybe at all... But then I just cycle back through again..
It's been a long year....
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Mar 28, 2014 22:47:16 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2014 22:47:16 GMT -5
He's looking at an electronics program at the local tech school... Not necessarily to do that, but it's not bad base skills to learn, and they dual enroll, so he'd leave with 12 credits and that is a good 'alternate' way to transition to college... But if he did that, I have 1-2 years left with him here to 'cover' stuff...
Maybe it's just going too fast and I'm trying not to face it...
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Mar 28, 2014 22:49:27 GMT -5
Post by milee on Mar 28, 2014 22:49:27 GMT -5
Sorry it's been a long year.
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