Eastside H.S. ran a 3-day program to help students prepare for college applications. Mostly this involved going over how to submit a good essay, but sometimes the advice was contradictory. For example, the first speaker said don't talk about how someone inspired you--they are not applying for college, you are. You can talk about what you did as a result of their inspiration. Then the second speaker said a good essay topic was "someone who inspires you". Sigh. Parents were invited to hear the two speakers--one on Monday and one on Wednesday. EHS was working on the AC in the auditorium on Monday, so we were all in the media center.
Seth decided to write about his experience in lobbying for an advanced Physics class. I can't believe EHS is making it so difficult for a group of kids that want to take extra-hard Physics, and a teacher who is willing to teach extra-hard Physics--all of whom are willing to show up an hour early for school so they can take the class in 0 period, mind you.
I'm writing this the weekend before school starts, and the whole thing is still up in the air. As near as we can tell it is the whim of the principal. He has tentatively ok'ed it, but can pull the rug out from under it. Seth, 19 other kids, and the teacher are going to show at 7:30 Monday morning to see if they are allowed to have a Physics C class.
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