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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
a few questions about US high schools
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00 Could anyone explain to me the meaning of the following US idioms (high schools) : 02 br
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00 - AP is Advanced Placement Pogram but what do P and HP mean (for example : biology HP, algebra I P) ? 02 br
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00 - one course is entitled "parenting" - what does it mean ? are we taught how to become parents ? 02 br
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00 - "driver education" : is it some sort of driving lessons ? 02 br
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00 - his/cul/geo = history, geography and cul... (ture ?) 02 br
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00 - "pl sol geom" don't understand this abreviation (geometry ??) 02 br
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00 - immunization completed on 05/25/2005 means ??? (is it about vaccines ??) 02 br
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00 - proficiency test - what is that ? What does "S" mean ? 02 br
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00 That's a lot of questions, sorry about that but that could help me understand the school system a bit better. 02 br
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00 Thanks !!!!! 0-
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00 Could anyone explain to me the meaning of the following US idioms (high schools) : 02 br
02 br
00 - AP is Advanced Placement Pogram but what do P and HP mean (for example : biology HP, algebra I P) ? 02 br
02 br
00 - one course is entitled "parenting" - what does it mean ? are we taught how to become parents ? 02 br
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00 - "driver education" : is it some sort of driving lessons ? 02 br
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00 - his/cul/geo = history, geography and cul... (ture ?) 02 br
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00 - "pl sol geom" don't understand this abreviation (geometry ??) 02 br
02 br
00 - immunization completed on 05/25/2005 means ??? (is it about vaccines ??) 02 br
02 br
00 - proficiency test - what is that ? What does "S" mean ? 02 br
02 br
00 That's a lot of questions, sorry about that but that could help me understand the school system a bit better. 02 br
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00 Thanks !!!!! 0-
Top answer
0 None of these are standard idioms - they are simply abbreviations used by that school. I have no idea what P and HP mean. High placement?
- 0 None of these are standard idioms - they are simply abbreviations used by that school.
- I have no idea what P and HP mean.
- High placement?
- 02 br 02 br 00 I assume that the parenting classes teaches parenting skills.
- Often, I've heard, these courses involve having the student take care of eggs, or dolls, or even high-tech dolls, so that they can't be left alone and must be fed and changed and so forth.
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0 None of these are standard idioms - they are simply abbreviations used by that school. I have no idea what P and HP mean. High placement? 02 br
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00 I assume that the parenting classes teaches parenting skills. Often, I've heard, these courses involve having the student take care of eggs, or dolls, or even high-tech dolls, so that they can't be left alone and must be fed an
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00 I assume that the parenting classes teaches parenting skills. Often, I've heard, these courses involve having the student take care of eggs, or dolls, or even high-tech dolls, so that they can't be left alone and must be fed an
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0 - "pl sol geom" don't understand this abreviation (geometry ??) 02 br
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00 Plane geometry and solid geometry. 02 br
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00 'H' could have something to do with 'honors' [speeded up, more demanding] 0-
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00 Plane geometry and solid geometry. 02 br
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00 'H' could have something to do with 'honors' [speeded up, more demanding] 0-
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0 In California, anyway, Driver's Ed is the academic portion, Driver's Training is the practical. 0-
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0 Interesting. So a kid who takes "Driver's Ed" in school will not get behind the wheel at all? 0-
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