Conversation started Jul 18, 2015 at 23:29.
Anonymous
Jul 18, 2015 23:29
@DamkerngT. When I hear grammar school, I think of grade school, a.k.a. elementary school, a.k.a. primary school, where you have at least grades 1-6 or possibly K-6
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
nods -- It looks like it's more like a special kind of secondary school in the UK.
(I think I've got a small fish bone stuck in my throat too. What a day!)
Anonymous
We didn't learn any grammar in grammar school. We didn't call it grammar school either, really.
Anonymous
I'm not sure exactly where I picked up the term grammar school. I guess someone must have used the term at some point :-)
Anonymous
I don't recall specifically.
Anonymous
The most usual term where I grew up was grade school.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
Jul 18, 2015 23:34
Wouldn't it be ironic if a grammar school doesn't teach grammar? Hehe!
@snailboat Does grade school cover grades 1 to 12?
Anonymous
No, it ends at 6, at least at the schools I'm familiar with.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
Ahh
Anonymous
Grades 7-12 are split between junior high (a.k.a. "middle school") and high school, usually either 7-8 and 9-12, or sometimes 7-9 and 10-12
Anonymous
I think sometimes it's split differently, too, like: K-5 (grade school), 6-8 (middle school), 9-12 (high school)
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
Oh!
Anonymous
Jul 18, 2015 23:40
The junior high I went to relabeled itself, so it's no longer a "junior high". Now it's a "middle school"! They embraced the "middle school" philosophy. What's that? I have no idea.
Anonymous
But they wanted to change from two years to three years, I think.
Anonymous
Schools are confusing. They do lots of stuff.
Anonymous
I don't know why they do it, most of the time.
 
Conversation ended Jul 18, 2015 at 23:41.