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| - | :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF1NpbGty4E | + | :"[[Rock 'n' Roll High School]]" |
| - | + | A '''high school''' is the name used in some parts of the world, but particularly in [[North America]], [[Scotland]] and [[Australia]], to describe an institution which provides all or part of [[secondary education]]. The precise stage of schooling provided by a high school differs from country to country, and may vary within the same jurisdiction. In parts of [[Australia]] and [[Canada]], high school is synonymous with [[secondary school]], and encompasses the entire secondary stage of education. High school can also be the point in life for many students where they mature and develop a deeper sense of understanding about themselves and the people around them. Alternatively, some students will undergo this transitional stage later on in life when they enter college or university, although this is usually a continued progression that originates in high school. | |
| - | "[[Don't Turn Around]]" ([[1970]]) by [[Black Ivory]]. | + | |
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| - | While I was explaining my interest in [[etymology]] (recently rekindled by buying and reading [[Giambattista Vico]]'s ''[[The New Science]]'') and the way I bring it to my students, I took the word ''[[verto|vertere]]'' as an [[example]]. From ''vertere'' is derived [[transverse]], [[diverse]], [[perverse]], [[universe]], [[subversion]], etc... | + | |
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| - | I studied [[Latin]] for four years in [[high school]], but the above example is the way I would have liked to have studied Latin, with [[relevancy]] to current living languages. Start with the [[prefix]]es and [[suffix]]es and then the verbs. | + | |
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| - | Prompted by the word "turn" (as in ''vertere'') I make [[Black Ivory]]'s (one of [[Patrick Adams]]'s earliest productions with vocals by [[Leroy Burgess]]) "Don't Turn Around" [[World Music Classic]] # 58. All good things come in three, so I give you two more tracks from the same period by [[Skull Snaps]], "[[My Hangup Is You]]"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqX9iUkarz8] and the super-breaky "[[It's a New Day]]". | + | |
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| - | More Jahsonic YouTube faves are here[http://www.youtube.com/user/Jahsonic]. | + | |
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| - | Also, while researching these tunes, I found [[Wanda Robinson]]'s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6xAeW98Axk], a [[WMC]] in the making?. | + | |
| + | In the [[1950s]], most "high schools" in Canada changed their official names to more closely reflect their scope. While "high school" is still the [[colloquial]] term, they became "... Collegiate" or "... Collegiate and Vocational Institute" as well as "... Comprehensive ..." ("... Polyvalente ..." in French.) | ||
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A high school is the name used in some parts of the world, but particularly in North America, Scotland and Australia, to describe an institution which provides all or part of secondary education. The precise stage of schooling provided by a high school differs from country to country, and may vary within the same jurisdiction. In parts of Australia and Canada, high school is synonymous with secondary school, and encompasses the entire secondary stage of education. High school can also be the point in life for many students where they mature and develop a deeper sense of understanding about themselves and the people around them. Alternatively, some students will undergo this transitional stage later on in life when they enter college or university, although this is usually a continued progression that originates in high school.
In the 1950s, most "high schools" in Canada changed their official names to more closely reflect their scope. While "high school" is still the colloquial term, they became "... Collegiate" or "... Collegiate and Vocational Institute" as well as "... Comprehensive ..." ("... Polyvalente ..." in French.)
