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mona lisa
This is oriented more towards college students, but feel free to mention any if you're in high school.

I wish I had course descriptions, but anyway, here are a few:
Exploring Artificial Intelligence Models and Programs
Contemporary Issues in Peace and Conflict: Security Ontology:Threats, Referents, and Values
Neuroscience Laboratory (It's a lab course! How awesome.)
The Hypothesis of the Unconscious
Minds and Machines
Life on Other Worlds (!!)
Psychology of Aging
Psychology of Self
Personality Seminar (Oooh.)
sprezzatura
I can't wait till college, I love those human minds and psychology stuff, but too bad I couldn't take this class until my senior year. =(

But nothing interesting for high school.
think!IMAGINARILY
QUOTE(mona lisa @ Nov 29 2006, 12:47 AM) *
Life on Other Worlds (!!)

That's like astrobiology! I wanna learn that. :(

Well, if you're a junior or senor in my school and have completed credits for something, you can take some college courses at York College for free.
I don't know the courses you can take though. shrug.gif
KissMe2408
Ice Sculpting =)

I totally wanna take it too!
splitnightsky
Ultimate Frisbee, Karate, Pilates and Equitation (horse riding) :)
mona lisa
QUOTE(splitnightsky @ Dec 1 2006, 3:29 AM) *
Ultimate Frisbee, Karate, Pilates and Equitation (horse riding) :)
Karate? At school? As in any normal, regular day school? I would love to take that! thumbsup.gif
Statues/Shadows
I think we have a bowling class? Or at least we used to. But really, we don't offer anything interesting, in the abnormal sense. Typical of high school, I suppose, but generally unappreciated. There's pretty much nothing else offered that I want to take and am not already taking, which is why I really an extra band class next semester, just because I have no better options.

(Haha, that was strange. I sat here an posted as I looked at Mona's avatar, and by the time I was done typing, she had a different one.)
misoshiru
The History of Math. I really really really wanted to take that class to get out of my math distribution. But, I'm currently waitlisted :(

There's also a history class on Witches, Wizards, etc. offered next semester, but I'm not taking it.
minioligo
QUOTE(splitnightsky @ Dec 1 2006, 3:29 AM) *
Ultimate Frisbee, Karate, Pilates and Equitation (horse riding) :)

:O WHOA THOSE ARE SO COOL

I think we had Underwater Basket Weaving or something? But I think that basically meant Oceanography.

Uh. I know we have Aerobics. Not sure about any other "interesting" classes...
angelrevelation
Glass... etching? something like that. and aerobics. nothing too fancy whistling.gif
ksoyeah
I know this is mostly for college students, but the most interesting class in my high school is TV/Video Broadcast. In a way, it's like photo, but instead of taking a camera or whatever, you have to make segments and stuff. We also host school announcements during 3rd period. :]

Haha, not as cool as Ultimate Frisbee, but hey. xD
voguelove
the only thing that makes people ask would be chinese.

and that's the only "interesting" course.
mona lisa
QUOTE(Statues/Shadows @ Dec 2 2006, 9:07 PM) *
(Haha, that was strange. I sat here an posted as I looked at Mona's avatar, and by the time I was done typing, she had a different one.)
Mad ninja skillz, yo.
QUOTE(angel_revelation @ Dec 13 2006, 10:11 PM) *
Glass... etching? something like that. and aerobics. nothing too fancy whistling.gif
Actually, I think glass-etching is fancy. :P

Think of all the decorations I could make and send as gifts instead of buying them. :D
LOWinSKANK
i`m in high school. and a lame one at that -- we don`t have any classes out of the ordinary.
Statues/Shadows
QUOTE(mona lisa @ Jan 5 2007, 11:22 PM) *
Mad ninja skillz, yo.

I wasn't yet aware of your mysterious avatar changing talent when I posted that wink.gif
Rachel
Oh my gosh, I loooove your avatar Mona! <33

Anyway, we have some cool fitness classes. There was yoga fall semester. Right now they offer multiple levels of snowboarding and skiing. I think we have a self-defense class. Some cool music ensembles/classes include a vocal jazz group (including voice and instruments) and also specialized musical theater. Another class that sounds interesting is Asian Jews, where an old Jewish woman from India is coming in this semester and giving a musical performance.
My Cinderella.
Culinary! _smile.gif
WHIMSICAL 0NE
I'm not in college, but one of my brother's friends took Frisbe and got a D- in it. XD.gif
mona lisa
QUOTE(Rachel is love @ Jan 5 2007, 11:57 PM) *
Oh my gosh, I loooove your avatar Mona! <33

Another class that sounds interesting is Asian Jews, where an old Jewish woman from India is coming in this semester and giving a musical performance.
Which one? XD.gif

And that sounds really fun.
QUOTE(WHIMSICAL 0NE @ Jan 6 2007, 12:05 AM) *
I'm not in college, but one of my brother's friends took Frisbe and got a D- in it. XD.gif
Okay... it has to be the effort that counts, right? LOL Can't imagine how you'd get a D- in such a course. :x
HakunaMatata
QUOTE(WHIMSICAL 0NE @ Jan 5 2007, 9:05 PM) *
I'm not in college, but one of my brother's friends took Frisbe and got a D- in it. XD.gif
rofl1.gif What do you do in the class?
My Cinderella.
Printing, mechanics, and...the nursery.
WHIMSICAL 0NE
I have NO idea how you can get a D- in Frisbe. All I can think is he was just goofing off and getting in trouble in the class.
icecreamisyummy
I'm in high school and
we have a CSI class, and a CSI PA (the state) wildlife class.

I think a lot of schools have anatomy, but in my school's anatomy classes, we get to disect cats. i jstu got done with it last week. it was pretty damn cool. i knwo a lot of ppl dont get to that until they get to college.
mona lisa
QUOTE(icecreamisyummy @ Jan 14 2007, 9:34 PM) *
I'm in high school and
we have a CSI class, and a CSI PA (the state) wildlife class.

I think a lot of schools have anatomy, but in my school's anatomy classes, we get to disect cats. i jstu got done with it last week. it was pretty damn cool. i knwo a lot of ppl dont get to that until they get to college.
A CSI class would be similar to foresics, right? I would definitely take it. :D

Ew. That sounds nasty. I remember dissecting a frog in the 8th grade, another frog in the 9th grade, a fetal pig (they were huge for a fetal animal!) and a sheep's heart in the 11th grade and a cow's eye in the 2th grade.

LOL, poor Suzzette. You can come to Canada and take my classes for me. _smile.gif
mona lisa
QUOTE(brownsugar @ Jan 14 2007, 9:43 PM) *
Wow Mona. Look at that sentence.

Skip the interesting courses, maybe you need to review the normal ones ermm.gif



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XD.gif Hey, I edited it before you posted! tongue.gif
icecreamisyummy
yea also, honor biology classes get to disect pigs! i heard it is messy though.
mona lisa
WARNING: SLIGHTLY GRAPHIC CONTENT.

QUOTE(icecreamisyummy @ Jan 14 2007, 9:49 PM) *
yea also, honor biology classes get to disect pigs! i heard it is messy though.
It's very messy depending how much you're dissecting. At times, whatever substance used to replace the bodily fluid will squirt out. I remember I had to examine a lot of things and certain organs got in the way. Moving/removing the intestines were too gross; not only were they extremely long but if you punctured them, partly digested food would flow out. The worst part was cutting the sides of the mouth. Neither a scissor nor scalpel was very effective.
HakunaMatata
Oh goody, dissecting pigs! It's exactly like Mona said, but there were some kids in my class that were just messing with it. They even gave the pigs names or chopped the head off and switched it with another pig. omg.gif

We have about the same courses as everyone else, but if they were to have a Psychology course, I'd haila force my way into it. I know that it's offered elsewhere, but around here, not so much.
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