Benefits of Non-Semestered High Schools

When I casually mention that I attended a non-semestered  high school, people react with mild horror. "Ah!" they say, "I could never handle 8 classes!"

However, I have very few complaints. In fact, I think that it's a pity that so many schools have moved away from this system, because there so many benefits, including:

1. Variety. I loved not having to go to the same classes all the time. There was no such thing as having a bad semester, because I had different classes every other day.
2. In a semestered system, there's a risk of going an entire year without having math or French or music. While this sounds great to people who don't like math et al, going to a non-semestered school meant that I never had to worry about forgetting the quadratic formula or how to use plus que parfait.
3. More time! Even though you have to worry about more classes, you never have to worry about handing in a homework assignment the next day when you're on a 2 Day Cycle. This leaves lots of time to get help and clarification.
4. When you're balancing 8 courses, you learn to make it work. This means that you develop a host of time management and organizational skills. And, as an added bonus, when you go to university, not only will you know exactly how to use your time, but you'll go down from 8 classes to 5 classes, instead of going up from 4. 

Megann Licskai is a freshman in the Foundation Year Program at the University of King’s College in Halifax.

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Goodluckcharlie wrote:	I agree with you my school used to do this but now they have semesters and a lot of people that wanted to take gym in grade ten to get it out of the way can't but mine worked out for me so it is okay Posted on Jan 05, 2012 at 01:16

 

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