刚到美国,我就从表姐那儿打听到,美国的中学和中国的中学完全是两回事儿。这儿只分年级和科目,没有我所熟悉的“班”。课程安排是模仿大学式教学,每个科目按难易程度分为不同等级,学生可队依照个人志趣选上不同级别的课,因此,每个人都有与别人不同的课程表。课间只有短短的三分钟,每个人都要根据自己的课程表在三分钟内赶到下一节课的教室去上课。 When I first arrived in the United States, I heard from my cousin that American secondary schools and Chinese secondary schools were completely different things. There are only grades and subjects here, there is no “class” I am familiar with. The curriculum is designed to mimic college-style teaching. Each subject is divided into different grades according to the degree of difficulty. Students can select different levels of classes according to their personal interests. Therefore, each person has a different class schedule. There was only a short three minutes between classes. Everyone had to go to class in the next class within three minutes according to their schedule.