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Oh, I like that! 'll add that in asap<3
And Kyle can be the dj for sure! Just make sure to mention that in the sign up thread once it's created. 3nodding

the signature description under the rules section is much too long to fit. i've edited it to make it fit in my own siggy, but everyone may use it

Oh that's a cute idea! But it will probably have to hold off till I get a graphics tablet and get some practice in.

Oh wow! I really appreciate your creativity right now, its sorely needed! <3

Lets see now...
Classes:
Originally I had it set up so the classes would run a certain amount of time. They would have a "classroom" thread, one specific teacher per genre of class, and a certain amount of credits as per your grade in the glass. Once we enact the classes and/or job system again, we can have a study hall, where people can sign up as tutors and mentors, and they can choose to be paid in either credits or currency.

If we get enough people, we can have a designated amount of classes for all the topics. Brainstorming real quick:
magic
combat (magical and/or melee)
science(alchemy)
biology (focusing on the bestiary)
etc

We can break the topic down further into more specialized classes, perhaps for more advanced students. And if you're a teacher (assuming teachers are max credits) you'll be paid a consistent amount of in rp currency.

Credit System:
The current credit system is the original one I came up with about 3 years ago. It hasn't had any changes made to it as of yet, and I do believe it needs some refining. But I'm absolutely horrible at math and haven't found anyone willing to work with it.

As for the different levels of students, I would love to add more class specific limitations and rewards. Such as the pets, as you suggested, and housing, or running your own shop etc. Perhaps we could add a new catagory thats the same level as teachers, called gratuates. Once you graduate, you could take up a job with the school, create your own job or basically do what ever you like (within limitaions of course). Comments?

Exams:
We have already begun a transition into different types of tests, and we have come up with new special tests for higher level students. We've also increased the amount of credits you recieve when completeing a more difficult test. I think this should go along with the retooling of the credit system, perhaps to make it more tiered. Like it takes more credits to go up another level. My only concern is I want it to be difficult to earn credits and go up ranks, but not so difficult if puts people off. you know?

Jobs:
All my ideas on jobs right now are just floating in my head. There will be low key part time jobs for the students, like you said posted in the dorm area, that would take very little work but also bay only a little money. What more demanding jobs can you think of? Perhaps helping out in a shop? or with an NPC? Also I was thinking of holding battling tourney's or competitions of knowledge that would give a money and/or credit prize. what do you think?

I would be creating a new banking system to support the jobs. I would have a master bank thread, where a mod would post who earned what money. Then each member can have their own "savings account" thread or what ever to keep their own ledger on their money, but when adding money in their thread they would have to link to the post in the master bank thread in order to keep in all coherent.

I think just the one town is enough for the guild for right now. If we ever get more people who activly rp, then I can totally see adding another town with sub districts to allow for more expansions and everything. As for ethe special areas, I think we need to fix up the major bits of the guild first and get that all fleshed out before we start fine tuning the smaller details.

Again thank you so much for being so helpful!!! I've never had anyone to really discuss ideas about the guild with... THANK YOU!!!!!!!

Classes:
It sounds like there aren't very many teachers right now, and they're having a hard time finding students.
-If you increase the term length as well as make it like real universities where the students have only one or two, maybe three, days of class a week.
-The teachers also could probably use some guides on how to teach, such as lesson plans, and links to sites where they can find information for their class.
-They should also offer a course curriculum; what's going to be learned.
If we use a first set of standard mandatory classes for students to take ex.:
Freshmen Science
Freshmen Spells
Freshmen Combat
Freshmen History
-Then have an entrance exam the teachers can focus on what the class really needs to learn, and whom should be in that class.
-Having the teachers set up a full term lesson plan will also help because then they know, 'today I'm teaching this, this, and this. Tomorrow we'll have a test. Then on friday we'll be discussing current news'
-Then, the grading system needs to be tuned. Having a thread where the teachers post assignments will help students to check in on what they need to do for when. A secretary would help as well, and teachers could send graded work to them to be put into percentage and added to the total grade.
-Formal grading scale. A formal grading scale would be like the one teachers do use. With tests and quizzes worth a certain percentage, homework, and participation worth another set of percentage; all contributing to the final grade. The teachers would have to do this on their own because each may be different, then when they send the grades to a secretary they'll be able to plug them into the grade equation.
-Equation, include the percentage equations if you can find them.

Credit system:
I might be able to help, I'm not to good with some numbers but I have smart friends, and teachers to help.
-What do you want done with it?
-How do you want it to work out?
Answer questions like that and it should be relatively easy to do.

Jobs:
-How would jobs work?
-list of examples:
• Students helping out in green house or science labs.
• Taking care of animals.
• Interns.
• Secretaries (based on this job and what it might mean, pay them well and only graduates or teachers can take it)
• Janitors.
• Cooks.
• Gardeners.
• Archeologists, paleontologists; people whom can explore and add to museums and this wealth of knowledge.
• Organizers; people whom would organize school functions and work with the secretaries to help organize grading and sports.
• Bankers.
• Lawyers.
• Priests.

Clubs:
-How would they work?
-Examples;
• S.F.S.T.E. (Students for saving the earth)
• Rotary interact club.
• Chess club.
• Music club.
• Science team.
-Sports?
• Tennis.
• Soccer(foot-ball).
• Bowling.
• Track.
• Cross country.
• Volley-Ball.
• Basket-ball.
• Base-ball.
• Hockey.
• Ballroom-Dance.
• Finger Skating/inline skating.

Pets:
-Its a great idea, but who gets them and how?
-What kind of pets?
-Examples:
• Cats.
• Dogs.
• Birds.
• Fish.
• Imp/Jann (Jann are the lowest level of djinn)
• Other.
• Create new species.

*shrug* Your welcome, but I was just asking what needed to be asked.

I don't know if any of this would help...
Credit hand out system:
40-50 credits for an A
30-39 credits for a B
20-29 credits for a C
10-19 credits for a D
and 0-9 credits for an F.
Bonus':
5+ for participation in class.
5+ for participation out of class in sports/clubs.
5+ for community service.
1+ for participation in holidays and such.
1+ given by teachers for no apparent reason.

Credit system for tests:
A: 85-90%
B: 75-84%
C: 65-74%
D: 45-64%
F: under 44%

EXAMPLE GRADE CHARTS:
Tests: 60%
Quizzes: 20%
Homework: 15%
Participation: 5%

A= 90%-100%
B= 78%-89%
C= 65%-77%
D= 51%-64%
F= 50% or lower

EXAMPLE GRADES:
Test A- 50% F 10/20
Test B- 90% A- 18/20
Quiz- 89% B+ 17/20
HW A- 90% A 4/5
HW B- 20% F 1/5
HW C- 70% C 3/5
HW D- 40% F 2/5
Participation- B +4

Then I think you add the test scores together and divide by the number of them to get the overall test score. Same with quizzes and homework. Add all the numbers together add participation points (four in this case) then you average the numbers. Those are all approximations, I'm not sure, and the grade scales are for unweighted classes.
Weighted classes have a different scale that I can look up if needed, as well, weighted classes are more difficult then others (Accelerated classes/AP Courses)

Typing issues? *eye brow rises slightly* You know you could always start a post by writing it in Pages or Microsoft doc. That way it can't log you out and you can just copy and paste when your ready.
Or you can start a post short then, go back and edit it and add length. You could also try that using journals on here; then other people in the guild won't see it, until you post it.
I'd love to hear your opinions on this. *smile*

Question time... (everyone should try to respond)
-How does the school run? What's your (everyone reading this') opinion on a scale of one to ten? Ten being, it runs great everyone gets along. One being, its terrible and needs to be improved. Please no ones unless you can back up the answer!
-When do you think the classes should be held?
-Do you feel like the students and staff really know each other? How so?
-What can we do to improve student relations in relativity to each other?
-Should students (and teachers) be encouraged to add more depth to their profiles?

Suggestions...
-School newspaper created by students, anyone should be able to join.
-Improved profile skeletons.
-Orientation for freshmen.
-Invitation times, beginning of fall and summer. Allowing students to ask role players they know to join, and earn credits from said event.
-Quizzes to help students (in character) find others they might become friends with or at least be able to ask for help in classes and such.
-More 'Realistic' classes. (ex. having a set-up for chairs, teaching lessons in a different, yet unique, way where its beneficial for students to participate in a discussion that would be class. Not just a role-play in class room setting.)