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Old March 27th 11, 02:15 AM posted to alt.education,misc.kids,misc.education,soc.culture.usa,alt.bitterness
dr_jeff
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Default There Was No "Middle School" Back In The Day

On 3/26/11 2:14 PM, Way Back Jack wrote:
I understand that middle school comprises grades 6-8.

Back in the day, govt. schools had these classifications:

Grades 1-6, elementary school; grades 7-9, jr. high school; grades 10-12,
high school.

Certain high schools offered 9th grade classes for kids who had excelled
academically through 8 grades, but they had to take a special test to gain
admittance.
________

Catholic schools had a different set-up. Grades 1-8 were elementary school
and grades 9-12 were high school.


NYC schools have a different set-up. Elementary is K-5, middle or JHS or
intermediate school is 6-8 and HS is 9-12. In addition, some schools go
to K-8 or 6-12 or K-12. IS, MS and JHS all cover the same grades, but,
in theory, have a different philosophy in the approach to students.

Where I went to school, it was K (1/2 day) - to 4, 5-8 and 9-12 for es,
ms and hs, now it is K-3 and 4-5 or K-5 depending on where you live,
then, 6-8 and 9-12. There reason for the different grade groupings has
to do with building usage, not with different educational philosophies.

Jeff