fresh·man
[fresh-muhn] noun, plural fresh·men, adjective
noun
The differences between the high school of my youth and the high school of today are amazing. From my perspective it seem as though high school is more like the experience I had attending college in the mid 1980's. Students of today's high schools are expected to come to school and really drive their own educational process. Not much is force fed to them and their path through school is really self determined.
Even the selection of courses that are available to high school students of today is significantly more diverse. Instead of the generic "gym" or physical education courses that we all took in the 1980's, there are now a plethora of choices. For Zack's first semester of physical education he will be taking a weight lifting course. Before I know it, he is going to have more physical strength than do I. That will be a very interesting change in the family dynamic!
Without a doubt I will be penning many more stories about Zack's days in high school. There are many more "firsts" yet to come. The next four years are sure to be an interesting and exciting time for us!
Hope everyone has a great Friday ahead.
Thanks and peace to all! ~ J.
1. a student in the first year of the course at a university, college, or high school.
2. a novice; beginner.
The day that many parents dread has finally arrived at our house - Zack is officially a high school freshman. He registered for classes this morning at Cherry Creek High School and he begins his high school journey tomorrow at 6:20am when he will board the bus for freshman orientation.
It's obvious from today's registration that high school is going to be very different than middle school. Parents are not allowed to accompany their kids through the registration process. The students must do it by themselves. Zack seemed surprised by this but was very OK with it. He was more displeased with the fact that registration was taking much longer than expected and from where he entered the line it was a 45 minute to 1 hour and 15 minute wait. He did manage to survive the wait! I didn't want to hear him whine about how boring it would be, so I left him there to find people in line with whom to talk.
The day that many parents dread has finally arrived at our house - Zack is officially a high school freshman. He registered for classes this morning at Cherry Creek High School and he begins his high school journey tomorrow at 6:20am when he will board the bus for freshman orientation.
It's obvious from today's registration that high school is going to be very different than middle school. Parents are not allowed to accompany their kids through the registration process. The students must do it by themselves. Zack seemed surprised by this but was very OK with it. He was more displeased with the fact that registration was taking much longer than expected and from where he entered the line it was a 45 minute to 1 hour and 15 minute wait. He did manage to survive the wait! I didn't want to hear him whine about how boring it would be, so I left him there to find people in line with whom to talk.
The differences between the high school of my youth and the high school of today are amazing. From my perspective it seem as though high school is more like the experience I had attending college in the mid 1980's. Students of today's high schools are expected to come to school and really drive their own educational process. Not much is force fed to them and their path through school is really self determined.
Even the selection of courses that are available to high school students of today is significantly more diverse. Instead of the generic "gym" or physical education courses that we all took in the 1980's, there are now a plethora of choices. For Zack's first semester of physical education he will be taking a weight lifting course. Before I know it, he is going to have more physical strength than do I. That will be a very interesting change in the family dynamic!
Without a doubt I will be penning many more stories about Zack's days in high school. There are many more "firsts" yet to come. The next four years are sure to be an interesting and exciting time for us!
Hope everyone has a great Friday ahead.
Thanks and peace to all! ~ J.
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