Since all of the kids go to school together, the school is to small to fit all of them in. .
In school at some point we had to wear uniforms and we couldn't wear any make up or wear any jewelry, not even earrings. .
During school, students are learning heavy-duty material. Students take a lot of subjects, but the subjects were already chosen; therefore, we couldn't pick which subjects we wanted to take. Everyone in his or her classroom have the same schedule. Some subjects are: Russian Literature, Russian Language, Mathematics, Algebra and Geometry (mostly studied in senior classes), Physics, Chemistry, Russian History, World History, Geography, Biology, Foreign Languages (English or German) Physical Education, Cooking, Arts and Crafts (for girls), Manual Work (for boys), Art of Drawing, Music, and Astronomy. In class, since students know each other (most of the times since the 1st grade) there are a lot of jokes and humor during class, but only when appropriate. If students do not behave, the teacher would get mad and would discipline the class in a very angry manner. .
School is over in the end of May, and June is the months where all the kids have exams to pass and those are very hard. After when the exams are over, there are some community service hours to do that last almost a whole month.
I started a ninth grade when I came to America and my sister started second. We were in different schools because in America there are 3 levels of schools. They are elementary, middle, and high. It was very hard to adjust, but we managed to do it very quickly because American school was very easy for us. Our classes were almost an hour long, we had 30 minutes lunch and we also had a school bus, something that we never had to use before. American students all looked different, they all had different styles and a lot of them have big backpacks. Students in America are free to wear what they want to wear, they can come wearing a costume or something and no one would really care.
