We were called at 9:00 AM on Aug 24th for our interview session. I and Tanya got ready and reached school 10 to 15 minutes early. It’s important that you get to your appointment a little early especially at a new place so that you have some cushion of time in case you get a bit lost. This also helps the kids learn the importance of keeping time.
Once inside the office we again met with the Registrar. Her name is Mimas. She was very nice and accommodating. I remember speaking to her the last day of previous school year and she patiently helped me to understand the pros and cons of moving to Mission High school from Milpitas High School. She took our filled in papers and also helped us a bit to prepare for the interview. She led us to the office of Vice Principal. Her name is Diana Brumbaugh and she has been in this role for the last 2 years. She saw the 8th grade report card of Tanya and also her STAR test report. She said Tanya qualifies for the Honors class of all three subjects i.e. Maths, Science and English.
If anyone is interested to know what an Honors class means then it’s correct to say that Honors class in High School is GATE class equivalent of Elementary/Middle School. However, Honors and AP classes are entirely different. More about AP classes in later posts.
The Asstt. Principal also told us that 2 years of foreign language credit is required for the UC college system. Tanya though had taken Spanish 1 in middle school still opted for Spanish 1 in High school as she felt she didn’t learn well in her Middle school after the first three months. Guess the teacher couldn’t excite her enough to have interest in a new foreign language. This also shows how critical is good teacher for your children’s during their formative years. I also didn’t object much in Tanya selecting Spanish I over Spanish II as I am a firm believer of taking baby steps rather than just jump in for the heck of it unless you are brilliant or have God gifted talent. I have seen folks back in India who use to secure tons of marks in their school but when it comes to competition they almost never used to make it. So just learning for getting good marks is not my style. Do you have an opinion on this; send me your comments. She will take Spanish II in her Sophomore Year (Grade 10) and these two years will count as one of the requirement of the UC system.
Tanya chose Maths and Science Honors but I was of the opinion that she should pick Math and English Honors. I think she is still average in her science concepts and taking a regular science class will help in a gradual and effective learning.
The Asstt. Principal was nice to accommodate our request for a few more days to decide between Science and English Honors. I guess Tanya would be wise to decide Math and English Honors. That’s Dad’s instinct; no logic
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