"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 20:47:21 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>> > I did try to make a few replies but could not. I didn't want people
>> > to think I was ignoring them.
>> >
>> > I took Social Studies which covered dating, psychology, religion,
>> > tons of stuff about Native Americans and their plight, alcohol and
>> > druge abuse, family structure, gender differences, ect.
>> >
>> > In 9th grade, I remember that we acted out how a bill was passed in
>> > the senate and we dscussed Republicans and Democrats. My 11th grade
>> > teacher was a Socialist. She had us listen to a speaker from the
>> > Socialist Worker's Party and also someone from the Bob Burke (I
>> > think that was the name) group which I gather was far right wing.
>> > Don't know if they're even still around.
>> >
>> > Many of my teachers were high and just sort of floated through
>> > class, excusing us to go do whatever. I really didn't learn much.
>>
>> 9th grade class with the teacher that was high was your Civics class.
>> General curriculum puts Civics in 9th grade.
>> Janet US
>
> School systems vary by state, or did then. Please do not assume.

Right. And my mom (who worked for the school dist.) told me that we were in
an experimental program. She did not know this while I was in school. She
found out some years later in going through old documents. She got the job
after I graduated. Computer systems were still not all that common yet or at
least did not have the capabilities that they do now. She typed up the old
documents on something called a Wang Word Processor.

My brother was three years behind me in school. Many of his class offerings
were not options when I was in school. I had no math beyond the 9th grade.
It wasn't required then.