I vote you ask the English teacher right off the bat how they can call it an elective, if you don't get to choose
No really, don't do that. Just a heads up some of those cranky old ladies can be good people to have on your side if you can get through the cold force field that surrounds them. I remember when I was in 8th grade the science teacher came across that way but turned out ok once I got to know her. The home-ec lady was a full on evil troll demon. I ended up getting kicked out of that class, which was fine by me. It didn't count against my GPA, and I got an extra study hall to wander around and do whatever I wanted. Here's another thing you shouldn't try. I'm convinced if you stay under the radar and don't go out of your way to draw attention to yourself you can get away with ANYTHING!! And alot of times even if you are caught, say, by the "mean" science teacher who's force field you managed to penetrate, they'll usually take it easy on you, or drop it all together as a warning. I skipped 30-some days and never got questioned once about it. - N