▲ 166 ▼ me_irl (lemmy.today) submitted 5 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/me_irl@lemmy.world 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 19 points 5 months ago (12 children) Is Year 10 the same as Grade 10? permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] CluckN@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago (1 child) It’s the same as 十年级 if that helps. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] msage@programming.dev 10 points 5 months ago It did, thank you so much. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dingus@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago (1 child) My favorite is when Brits stay stuff like "entering sixth form". Makes them sound like transformers or Pokemon or some other epic transformation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cynar@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago It's the shift from compulsory education to elective. You're now in school because you want to be, not because you have to be. The attitude of teachers changes a lot. In my school, it also shifted from a school uniform to "business". It felt like an epic transformation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gnutrino@programming.dev 8 points 5 months ago (7 children) Google tells me there's a difference of 1 due to the US calling year 1 kindergarten so year 10 is grade 9. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago Do we? permalink fedilink source parent [–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago (5 children) It's all surprising to me. I did not know there were formals at that age. I thought they were a grad thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (4 children) It depends on the region, in my area of the US we had a Ring Ceremony formal in 10th grade for people getting their rings. Then Junior Prom in 11, and Senior Prom in 12th. I sorta remember a "homecoming" formal also but can't remember where that fit in. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) I'm sorry, I don't mean to sound stupid, but what is the ring for? Like a purity ring? Class ring? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) Class Ring sorry should have been more clear. Only extremist christian private schools do things like "purity" rings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago Ok. I sort of remember class rings but in these parts you got them at graduation. No graduation, no ring. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago Homecoming is in the fall during football season. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago (1 child) It’s the same as 十年级 if that helps. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] msage@programming.dev 10 points 5 months ago It did, thank you so much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] msage@programming.dev 10 points 5 months ago It did, thank you so much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dingus@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago (1 child) My favorite is when Brits stay stuff like "entering sixth form". Makes them sound like transformers or Pokemon or some other epic transformation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cynar@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago It's the shift from compulsory education to elective. You're now in school because you want to be, not because you have to be. The attitude of teachers changes a lot. In my school, it also shifted from a school uniform to "business". It felt like an epic transformation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cynar@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago It's the shift from compulsory education to elective. You're now in school because you want to be, not because you have to be. The attitude of teachers changes a lot. In my school, it also shifted from a school uniform to "business". It felt like an epic transformation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gnutrino@programming.dev 8 points 5 months ago (7 children) Google tells me there's a difference of 1 due to the US calling year 1 kindergarten so year 10 is grade 9. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago Do we? permalink fedilink source parent [–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago (5 children) It's all surprising to me. I did not know there were formals at that age. I thought they were a grad thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (4 children) It depends on the region, in my area of the US we had a Ring Ceremony formal in 10th grade for people getting their rings. Then Junior Prom in 11, and Senior Prom in 12th. I sorta remember a "homecoming" formal also but can't remember where that fit in. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) I'm sorry, I don't mean to sound stupid, but what is the ring for? Like a purity ring? Class ring? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) Class Ring sorry should have been more clear. Only extremist christian private schools do things like "purity" rings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago Ok. I sort of remember class rings but in these parts you got them at graduation. No graduation, no ring. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago Homecoming is in the fall during football season. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago Do we? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago (5 children) It's all surprising to me. I did not know there were formals at that age. I thought they were a grad thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (4 children) It depends on the region, in my area of the US we had a Ring Ceremony formal in 10th grade for people getting their rings. Then Junior Prom in 11, and Senior Prom in 12th. I sorta remember a "homecoming" formal also but can't remember where that fit in. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) I'm sorry, I don't mean to sound stupid, but what is the ring for? Like a purity ring? Class ring? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) Class Ring sorry should have been more clear. Only extremist christian private schools do things like "purity" rings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago Ok. I sort of remember class rings but in these parts you got them at graduation. No graduation, no ring. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago Homecoming is in the fall during football season. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (4 children) It depends on the region, in my area of the US we had a Ring Ceremony formal in 10th grade for people getting their rings. Then Junior Prom in 11, and Senior Prom in 12th. I sorta remember a "homecoming" formal also but can't remember where that fit in. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) I'm sorry, I don't mean to sound stupid, but what is the ring for? Like a purity ring? Class ring? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) Class Ring sorry should have been more clear. Only extremist christian private schools do things like "purity" rings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago Ok. I sort of remember class rings but in these parts you got them at graduation. No graduation, no ring. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago Homecoming is in the fall during football season. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) I'm sorry, I don't mean to sound stupid, but what is the ring for? Like a purity ring? Class ring? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) Class Ring sorry should have been more clear. Only extremist christian private schools do things like "purity" rings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago Ok. I sort of remember class rings but in these parts you got them at graduation. No graduation, no ring. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) Class Ring sorry should have been more clear. Only extremist christian private schools do things like "purity" rings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago Ok. I sort of remember class rings but in these parts you got them at graduation. No graduation, no ring. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago Ok. I sort of remember class rings but in these parts you got them at graduation. No graduation, no ring. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago Homecoming is in the fall during football season. permalink fedilink source parent
