Today was my second day of school here in Germany. School here is different than it is in America. First of all the teachers come to you, instead of you rotating classrooms. For me, school starts at 7:45 and ends at 12:35 everyday except Tuesday, when you go home for lunch at 12:35, but go back to school for another hour and a half. Between every class you get a 10-20 minute break, during which things can get quite crazy, with no teacher to supervise because they have to rotate class rooms. In the school that I go to there are four 8th grade classes. (I was put in 8th grade because they are doing a unit on America in English class). All the students here participate in three different language classes - German, English, and a choice of either French or Latin. In 8th grade there are no art or music classes, instead there is technology and history. The school I go to has a couple thousand students, so it’s a big change from Schoolcraft. So far it’s been a cool experience. My classmates are fun and I understand most of my classes.
Christian’s thoughts - This week I went to school at BZN in Rommelsbach. German gymnasium is different than American high school in a lot of ways but it also has some similarities. The way things work before and after classes is the biggest difference. Most of the time, you stay in one classroom and the teachers come to you. There is one long break, one short one, and the rest of the time you have five minutes between classes. Everyday of the week you have a different schedule. Also, you never eat lunch at school. Some days you come back after lunch, but most days you stay at home. Once you’re in the classrooms, everything is really similar. The teachers write the notes on the board, the students raise their hands to give answers, pretty much everything is the same as it is in America except that it’s in German.
Andrew – I still have school next week, so I will write more then. On Friday my class will be planting trees at the new playground. It is a service project.
Christian’s thoughts - This week I went to school at BZN in Rommelsbach. German gymnasium is different than American high school in a lot of ways but it also has some similarities. The way things work before and after classes is the biggest difference. Most of the time, you stay in one classroom and the teachers come to you. There is one long break, one short one, and the rest of the time you have five minutes between classes. Everyday of the week you have a different schedule. Also, you never eat lunch at school. Some days you come back after lunch, but most days you stay at home. Once you’re in the classrooms, everything is really similar. The teachers write the notes on the board, the students raise their hands to give answers, pretty much everything is the same as it is in America except that it’s in German.
Andrew – I still have school next week, so I will write more then. On Friday my class will be planting trees at the new playground. It is a service project.
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