Thursday, 30 April 2009

School Life - Journal 1

Today I travel to school, which is located at the top of Innenstadt (German for “City center”). The school is separated by levels, numbered 0-3. Age groups are assigned to each level:

  • Level 0: 4-5 years old
  • Level 1: 6-7 years old
  • Level 2: 8-9 years old
  • Level 3: 10+ years old

Each grade level teaches the basic math, science, social studies, English and German. After 10 years of age, you see the school counselor to pursue a career that you enjoy. He/she will then give you a person who is skilled in this career and have you as an acquaintance. This is really cool and I can’t wait until I finish level 3, because I really want to become a Lehrer (school teacher). Currently I’m on level 2 and I really enjoy school… It’s not too hard and the work is bearable. As you advance levels it becomes steadily easier.

School lasts 4 hours and is 6 days a week. It starts at 10:00am from Monday-Saturday. My daily routine is I wake up at 5 o’clock, do my daily chores for 2 hours, and have 3 hours to do what I want. After school is over at 2pm, I hang out with friends and travel around Friedendorf, exploring what’s going on. It’s very easy to travel throughout our country because it is extremely well-kept and safe. It’s very rare for people to steal things or hurt others for their enjoyment. Murdering is seen as taboo, and it’s breaking news when it happens. Not for long though, because the media gets shut up by the government to keep peace and happiness throughout Friedendorf. It’s not very clear what our government does, but when something extreme happens like that, I do know that they make sure you don’t see the bad person again. And that’s their promise.

Jo Weil, 9

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