High School: General Information High School: General
Information Shelbi Wilson (Teacher, Lincoln High School,
Riverside, CA) gives expert video advice on: What math skills
are taught in high school?; What English skills are taught in
high school? and more... What is "high school"? High school is
the third step in the building blocks of the educational system
that we have in the state of California, and for all of the
United States. We take high school after elementary school and
middle school. We have a K through 12 system. K is not
mandatory, and we would consider this one of the foundational
building blocks of our educational system. How does high school
differ from middle school? In high school you have more
opportunities for leadership; you have a more rigorous schedule.
When - if a student does not do things like bring in their
homework they maybe not get full credit for classes, they're
able to explore more elective courses, things that they may
consider for high school graduation or when they want to