we actually did it and english 4 is officially happening. i cant believe they listened but im so glad we kept pushing until they finally changed their minds. thanks to everyone who helped make this happen because it really makes our senior year so much better.
May 12, 2016
Final supporters
High school is a crucial time where students are being prepared for college, career paths, and the rest of their lives. Students are given the opportunity to decide which classes are best suited to help them mature and grow. However, seniors of Piedmont Hills High School are forced to choose between a time-consuming AP English course (AP Language or AP Literature) or ERWC, a rudimentary class that teaches the very basics of English. Instead, students should be given the option to choose English 4 as a class. This is the perfect level for many students who wish to take a challenging course, but do not want to add on the additional stresses of having to take another AP class in senior year to those others in which we are already enrolled. Many of us take AP science, foreign language and math classes in senior year. We want to be challenged in our senior English class, but we don't want to be broken by the mental stresses of yet another AP class which may or may not be useful to our future majors/careers. Yes, English is a great major but not all of us want to follow that path. Many of us also don’t wish to enroll in ERWC in 12th grade, which is basically a watered-down version of English 3 (the only option in junior year besides AP); this could force many to stagnate in our English skills right before college/getting out into the real world. Without a class that fits their level, students can not develop their education or demonstrate their potential.
In order to allow all PHHS students an opportunity to learn and grow, they must have the option to choose a class that best fits their level and aspired goals. An education is likely one of the most important aspects of one's life. The students of Piedmont Hills High School should not be held back during this important time period of their lives, restrained from taking the path that they, themselves, choose and from achieving their full potential. Students that can not handle a rigorous AP level course, but have surpassed the basics should be allowed to strive for a better education. English 4 once existed to provide that middle path, not too rigorous and yet not too restraining. Just right for many who are aspiring adults, wanting to each reach their personal goals through a way that won’t damage them. Like a flower, students, as should everybody, should be allowed to flourish and bloom at a pace that is fitting for them. One size should NOT fit all. To prevent extreme stress from too many AP classes and allow students to exceed basic education, English 4 should once again be an approved class at PHHS.
The students of Piedmont Hills High School are asking the East Side Union High School District to establish an English 4 class. Doing so would greatly benefit the students of PHHS, as well as parents and teachers. Please help in making this be a reality by signing this petition with your full name and email. This will truly benefit not only the current eager students of PHHS, but also the hundreds of students to come.
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Reached 500 supporters
April 22, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
April 7, 2016
69 Comments
I started my career in East Side teaching English 4 in 1983, and it is just as valid and necessary now as it was then. Please keep the course because ERWC is robotic and 4AP is not for everyone.
I have taken English 4AP and I know students who have taken ERWC and English 4. The differences are staggering and the variety offered by English 4 is no less than a necessity.
I was a student at ESUHSD, but now I go to CUHSD, where we take English 4. It is challenging enough to further our knowledge and comprehension, but it doesn't give the stress of an AP english class. East Side would greatly benefit from an English 4 class.
In my stance, I will still take AP Lit even if there is a choice between ERWC and English 4. But I understand that some people may not think in the same way as I do and I understand. People are different with different taste and needs; people grow differently as well. The school should embrace that diversity of its students.
Because ERWC and AP Literature are very much on opposites sides of the English spectrum, it would be more suitable for prospective students to have the option to take English 4, a course that meets in the middle.
please have an english 4 class next year
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we actually did it and english 4 is officially happening. i cant believe they listened but im so glad we kept pushing until they finally changed their minds. thanks to everyone who helped make this happen because it really makes our senior year so much better.
May 12, 2016
Final supporters
High school is a crucial time where students are being prepared for college, career paths, and the rest of their lives. Students are given the opportunity to decide which classes are best suited to help them mature and grow. However, seniors of Piedmont Hills High School are forced to choose between a time-consuming AP English course (AP Language or AP Literature) or ERWC, a rudimentary class that teaches the very basics of English. Instead, students should be given the option to choose English 4 as a class. This is the perfect level for many students who wish to take a challenging course, but do not want to add on the additional stresses of having to take another AP class in senior year to those others in which we are already enrolled. Many of us take AP science, foreign language and math classes in senior year. We want to be challenged in our senior English class, but we don't want to be broken by the mental stresses of yet another AP class which may or may not be useful to our future majors/careers. Yes, English is a great major but not all of us want to follow that path. Many of us also don’t wish to enroll in ERWC in 12th grade, which is basically a watered-down version of English 3 (the only option in junior year besides AP); this could force many to stagnate in our English skills right before college/getting out into the real world. Without a class that fits their level, students can not develop their education or demonstrate their potential.
In order to allow all PHHS students an opportunity to learn and grow, they must have the option to choose a class that best fits their level and aspired goals. An education is likely one of the most important aspects of one's life. The students of Piedmont Hills High School should not be held back during this important time period of their lives, restrained from taking the path that they, themselves, choose and from achieving their full potential. Students that can not handle a rigorous AP level course, but have surpassed the basics should be allowed to strive for a better education. English 4 once existed to provide that middle path, not too rigorous and yet not too restraining. Just right for many who are aspiring adults, wanting to each reach their personal goals through a way that won’t damage them. Like a flower, students, as should everybody, should be allowed to flourish and bloom at a pace that is fitting for them. One size should NOT fit all. To prevent extreme stress from too many AP classes and allow students to exceed basic education, English 4 should once again be an approved class at PHHS.
The students of Piedmont Hills High School are asking the East Side Union High School District to establish an English 4 class. Doing so would greatly benefit the students of PHHS, as well as parents and teachers. Please help in making this be a reality by signing this petition with your full name and email. This will truly benefit not only the current eager students of PHHS, but also the hundreds of students to come.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
April 22, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
April 7, 2016
69 Comments
As an upcoming junior, many of my peers have the daunting task who had taken AP Lang their junior year and have to decide between the extremely challenging AP Lit or the underwhelming curriculum in ERWC. If English 4 were an option, more students would be driven and not in the class they did not actually want.
I started my career in East Side teaching English 4 in 1983, and it is just as valid and necessary now as it was then. Please keep the course because ERWC is robotic and 4AP is not for everyone.
I have taken English 4AP and I know students who have taken ERWC and English 4. The differences are staggering and the variety offered by English 4 is no less than a necessity.
I was a student at ESUHSD, but now I go to CUHSD, where we take English 4. It is challenging enough to further our knowledge and comprehension, but it doesn't give the stress of an AP english class. East Side would greatly benefit from an English 4 class.
In my stance, I will still take AP Lit even if there is a choice between ERWC and English 4. But I understand that some people may not think in the same way as I do and I understand. People are different with different taste and needs; people grow differently as well. The school should embrace that diversity of its students.
Because ERWC and AP Literature are very much on opposites sides of the English spectrum, it would be more suitable for prospective students to have the option to take English 4, a course that meets in the middle.
please have an english 4 class next year
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As an upcoming junior, many of my peers have the daunting task who had taken AP Lang their junior year and have to decide between the extremely challenging AP Lit or the underwhelming curriculum in ERWC. If English 4 were an option, more students would be driven and not in the class they did not actually want.