Picture to yourself the difference between pre-Fontanna PE and post-Fontanna PE. PE used to be easy and there was no homework involved, much less writing. Now, PE actually involves work. This bizarre change that is completely unrelated to suckish administration is comparable to the difference between high school electives and college electives. College electives aren't easy A's.
Classes like art, theatre, physed, dance, sports, etc have just as much homework and reading as regular classes. Don't sign up for things like that and expect to do no work and just get easy credit. You WILL be disappointed. These AREN'T the droids you're looking for.
The only difference as far as I can see is that electives have fewer tests. Really though, that's just because it is a lot harder to find a way to conjure up an essay question about brush-strokes than it is to just ask for a painting. You will still be assessed, it's just more practical assessments than written ones. This all just means that you have to make friends with your elective professors because they will be grading you subjectively and you don't want them bashing you like an art program at an un-named charter school. Just go to some of the extra little events that the creative and sports departments hold and make sure that your professor sees you there.
SO true...
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