Off-Blocks in High School/College

[Chubbo1793]

Does your school have off-blocks?
For those who don't know what it is, it's an hour that you have off where you can do anything you want with it.

I have two off-blocks right now. I have 6th and 7th off, so I get out of school pretty early; usually around 12:30PM.

 

[Vipsoccermaster]

Nope, never did. In college, yes. But now that classes are over, I won't be having any until I find out if I do or not for Fall 2011.

 

[Troll]

They are called spares in my area.

And they are only allowing the the twelve grade. :|

 

[Vipsoccermaster]

They are called spares in my area.

And they are only allowing the the twelve grade. :|

Because you need to be sure that you have enough units to graduate?

 

[Chubbo1793]

They are called spares in my area.

And they are only allowing the the twelve grade. :|

Because you need to be sure that you have enough units to graduate?

I had 1 off-block for each semester in 10th and since then, I've had 2 off-blocks each semester in 11th and 12th(currently enrolled in). How many credits do they want you guys to have? I only need 22.

 

[AegisReflector]

NY does not offer blocks, but they do give you a partial day if you have enough credits for graduation at Senior Year. Only exceptions is if you have a job or go to BOCES.

 

[Vipsoccermaster]

Well, I never took 0 period back in middle/high school. As for the regular hours, from 8 to 3, no periods off. I did have 6th period off for the first three days in my freshman year in high school. In college, it just depends on how long you have between classes on a particular day.

 

[Chubbo1793]

Only exceptions is if you have a job or go to BOCES.

What is BOCES?

 

[Troll]

They are called spares in my area.

And they are only allowing the the twelve grade. :|

Because you need to be sure that you have enough units to graduate?

Yeah.

Well, we can take a 5th year here so sometimes if you're lucky they bend the rules.

 

[AegisReflector]

Only exceptions is if you have a job or go to BOCES.

What is BOCES?

It's a program where a school district "shares" with another learning center that teaches students something the district does not have the money or time for. For example, if someone wanted to be a nurse, they could go to the BOCES Center to take nursing classes. Or if someone wanted to know how to work at a steel factory, be a law enforcement guy, etc. However, BOCES can also be seen as a "slow" kind of school, as they mostly deal with kids who are either disabled or don't try hard enough.

BOCES students have to take the bus to the center everyday after 4th period, and then they return to school 9th period. (Our nearest is Rome-Taberg BOCES which is a good 30 minutes away )

 

[Vipsoccermaster]

They are called spares in my area.

And they are only allowing the the twelve grade. :|

Because you need to be sure that you have enough units to graduate?

Yeah.

Well, we can take a 5th year here so sometimes if you're lucky they bend the rules.

How many units/credits do you have as of December 2010?

 

[Chubbo1793]

It's a program where a school district "shares" with another learning center that teaches students something the district does not have the money or time for. For example, if someone wanted to be a nurse, they could go to the BOCES Center to take nursing classes. Or if someone wanted to know how to work at a steel factory, be a law enforcement guy, etc. However, BOCES can also be seen as a "slow" kind of school, as they mostly deal with kids who are either disabled or don't try hard enough.

BOCES students have to take the bus to the center everyday after 4th period, and then they return to school 9th period. (Our nearest is Rome-Taberg BOCES which is a good 30 minutes away )

We have a program similar to that, called WarrenTech. Students at my school go in the morning or the afternoon and get like 5 off-blocks because it's a 3-hour long course, if they've gotten their credits.

 

[AegisReflector]

Also, this "partial day" thing means that you basically get a half-day everyday in school if you have enough credits to graduate. I'll probably get that next year.

 

[Troll]

They are called spares in my area.

And they are only allowing the the twelve grade. :|

Because you need to be sure that you have enough units to graduate?

Yeah.

Well, we can take a 5th year here so sometimes if you're lucky they bend the rules.

How many units/credits do you have as of December 2010?

16 over two years.

 

[Vipsoccermaster]

It's a program where a school district "shares" with another learning center that teaches students something the district does not have the money or time for. For example, if someone wanted to be a nurse, they could go to the BOCES Center to take nursing classes. Or if someone wanted to know how to work at a steel factory, be a law enforcement guy, etc. However, BOCES can also be seen as a "slow" kind of school, as they mostly deal with kids who are either disabled or don't try hard enough.

BOCES students have to take the bus to the center everyday after 4th period, and then they return to school 9th period. (Our nearest is Rome-Taberg BOCES which is a good 30 minutes away )

We have a program similar to that, called WarrenTech. Students at my school go in the morning or the afternoon and get like 5 off-blocks because it's a 3-hour long course, if they've gotten their credits.

My high school also had a similar program called SCROC. My Learning Center thought it would be a good place for me to take more classes of what I'm into, such as video games, but I was against it because if I did, then I wouldn't be able to go to the Friendship Circle with my friends that I still talk to today. Also, I would miss the opportunity to go to Disneyland, so I didn't do this and spent time in the FC with my friends instead.

SCROC has you leaving after 4th period, and then return at the end of regular school hours.

 

[cookieboy17]

The closest thing I have to off blocks is just free periods. I usually have at least 2 per day.

 

[kinetic563]

I don't recall if the high school I went to before had this sort of thing.