<p>Does your school offer independent study?</p>
<p>What are the requirements?</p>
<p>Wait till this Thursday to talk about independence, please.</p>
<p>Ours doesn’t, which sucks.</p>
<p>What do you mean by independent study? Like a study hall? Our school offers two types of study hall - directed study hall and Advanced Placement study hall.</p>
<p>Directed study is essentially you, sitting in a teacher’s classroom, doing whatever it is you want to do so long as it is appropriate. You could stare off into space, but you can’t like, watch pornographic films or something. No requirements. </p>
<p>“AP Study” is similar except there isn’t any teacher supervision. It is two empty classrooms, filled with students, without a teacher present - you can do whatever you want as long as its appropriate. Some teachers drop by to see if everything is ok, but other than that, you can pretty much run wild. AP studies are credited while directed studies aren’t. You must be enrolled in an AP course and be at least a Junior. </p>
<p>If you’re a senior and have either study in your schedule, you do not have to come to school during that period, so if the class happens to be first or last period, you are allowed late entry or early release. You can also leave campus for food (there’s a coffee shop right outside for students.)</p>
<p>We have a policy that lets you test out of stuff, if you search through the student handbook long enough to find it. We also have a program that lets you work instead of going to school, under certain circumstances. Other than that, no.</p>
<p>Our school’s independent study is a special class where students get to design their own curriculum. It’s mostly for students who have gotten to the highest level for a subject, but still wants to study an aspect of it in greater depth. For example, I have a friend who was in AP economics sophomore year, then took advanced economics junior year, and she is planning on studying economics as it applies to the environment next year. The other option is if you are interested in a subject the school doesn’t offer, you can learn it on your own. For this one, a bunch of kids get together every year to take astronomy, because the school doesn’t offer it. As long as you show that you have achieved the same amount of learning as you would in a real class (usually with a research paper, logging hours, etc.), you get credit for it. It’s always sounded like a lot of fun, but is only available to upperclassmen :(</p>
<p>Paintallthestuff’s school 's independent study is what I was talking about</p>
<p>Well, at my school you need to complete a form stating what you want to study and why, and get a teacher to sponsor it (usually the teacher that teaches the closest subject). Also, you might have to create a small preliminary curriculum, where you outline the things you’ll study, describe a final project that you will do to substitute for an exam, etc. It involves a lot of planning ahead. After that, you just get the guidance office to sign off on it and they will put independent study into your schedule for next year.</p>
<p>I would ask around at your school about the requirements, because they might be different from this.</p>
<p>Paintallthestuff, what if I want to take an online MOOC course for AP Comp Sci A , there’s a syllabus, assessment, proper teacher, everything</p>
<p>I heard at my school we also need to complete a form and get a faculty advisor to sponsor it.</p>
<p>Has anyone ever done it at your school? If so, for what subject?</p>