Struggling in Honors Algebra 2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD switched after a month to regular Algebra 2 and loves it. Her biggest comment is the difference in teaching styles. She felt the honors teacher just lectured and didn’t care if the kid’s understood or not while the regular teacher seemed ready to support and answer questions.

This is simply a comparison between two individual teachers, on the grander scale of things it is not a particularly helpful observation because every teacher is going to be different, regardless of the version of Algebra 2 they are teaching. You know that, right?

Not true. Non honors teachers go slow and ensure students are following and doing well. Honors classes move faster and students are responsible for making sure they are following and get the concepts. Big difference!

Really? My kid thinks honors is remedial.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD switched after a month to regular Algebra 2 and loves it. Her biggest comment is the difference in teaching styles. She felt the honors teacher just lectured and didn’t care if the kid’s understood or not while the regular teacher seemed ready to support and answer questions.

This is simply a comparison between two individual teachers, on the grander scale of things it is not a particularly helpful observation because every teacher is going to be different, regardless of the version of Algebra 2 they are teaching. You know that, right?

Not true. Non honors teachers go slow and ensure students are following and doing well. Honors classes move faster and students are responsible for making sure they are following and get the concepts. Big difference!

Genuine question - are you stupid?
I know the difference between the classes.
The poster (you?) is talking about the difference between TEACHERS.
You need to catch up.

[Anonymous]

I am the PP that wrote about the difference between the regular teacher and the honors and I completely agree that it is a teacher difference!

However, the honors teacher needs to get through a lot more material and does not have the time to be as helpful. I think that it also depends on the student. My DD loves to ask questions...so many questions...so she needed an environment that allowed that. The honors teacher might have been fantastic, but not for my dd and her strengths and needs.

It is information that we are using as we go forward to help figure out the correct path for her in high school and beyond. She has an IEP, so there are more eyes on her in general and this ended up being very useful information.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD switched after a month to regular Algebra 2 and loves it. Her biggest comment is the difference in teaching styles. She felt the honors teacher just lectured and didn’t care if the kid’s understood or not while the regular teacher seemed ready to support and answer questions.

This is simply a comparison between two individual teachers, on the grander scale of things it is not a particularly helpful observation because every teacher is going to be different, regardless of the version of Algebra 2 they are teaching. You know that, right?

Not true. Non honors teachers go slow and ensure students are following and doing well. Honors classes move faster and students are responsible for making sure they are following and get the concepts. Big difference!

Genuine question - are you stupid?
I know the difference between the classes.
The poster (you?) is talking about the difference between TEACHERS.
You need to catch up.

Genuine question - are you always such a b***h? Seriously, I’m one of the pps with a kid who has struggled in honors and found this thread super helpful and comforting knowing it wasn’t just my son who was having a hard time. Obviously, you and your child are geniuses so why are you on this thread anyway?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child barely got a 70 so yes, I’m worried. Are they stuck in Honors for the second marking period? For the year? Would it negatively impact them to move to regular honors for Semester 2 or even the second half of this semester? Meanwhile, off to find a tutor.

Have you had a conversation with the guidance counselor to answer your questions about how long you´re stuck in Hon Alg II?

Nope. Because he never returns phone calls are emails. I’m giving it a week since marking period just ended and then I guess I go to principal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child barely got a 70 so yes, I’m worried. Are they stuck in Honors for the second marking period? For the year? Would it negatively impact them to move to regular honors for Semester 2 or even the second half of this semester? Meanwhile, off to find a tutor.

Have you had a conversation with the guidance counselor to answer your questions about how long you´re stuck in Hon Alg II?

Nope. Because he never returns phone calls are emails. I’m giving it a week since marking period just ended and then I guess I go to principal.

Sorry to hear this. Our HS counselor responds within hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD switched after a month to regular Algebra 2 and loves it. Her biggest comment is the difference in teaching styles. She felt the honors teacher just lectured and didn’t care if the kid’s understood or not while the regular teacher seemed ready to support and answer questions.

This is simply a comparison between two individual teachers, on the grander scale of things it is not a particularly helpful observation because every teacher is going to be different, regardless of the version of Algebra 2 they are teaching. You know that, right?

Not true. Non honors teachers go slow and ensure students are following and doing well. Honors classes move faster and students are responsible for making sure they are following and get the concepts. Big difference!

Genuine question - are you stupid?
I know the difference between the classes.
The poster (you?) is talking about the difference between TEACHERS.
You need to catch up.

Genuine question - are you always such a b***h? Seriously, I’m one of the pps with a kid who has struggled in honors and found this thread super helpful and comforting knowing it wasn’t just my son who was having a hard time. Obviously, you and your child are geniuses so why are you on this thread anyway?

My son was struggling in Honors and I was finding it helpful. I didn't find your befuddled idiocy helpful however, and it is so annoying when a good thread goes off the rails because of one dimwit.

[Anonymous]

Here’s a question for your teacher, are there assessments being given to check for learning gaps during online learning?

When I asked my child’s teacher, he said no. He is plowing through the original curriculum as if all the curriculum during online learning was actually taught. He blamed Central Office for not providing guidance on how to check for learning gaps or even providing guidance on what material was dropped from the curriculum and should be reviewed with his students. He suggested for my child to get a private tutor to fill in gaps.

[Anonymous]

Teachers are burnt out in MCPS and they have been spoon fed the curriculum from Central Office for years. They lost the skills to differentiate. They are just pulling out the same lesson plans that they have used for years and don’t really care if students succeed. There is no plan to fill in gaps for high school students that were created when MCPS didn’t teach the whole curriculum during online learning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s a question for your teacher, are there assessments being given to check for learning gaps during online learning?

When I asked my child’s teacher, he said no. He is plowing through the original curriculum as if all the curriculum during online learning was actually taught. He blamed Central Office for not providing guidance on how to check for learning gaps or even providing guidance on what material was dropped from the curriculum and should be reviewed with his students. He suggested for my child to get a private tutor to fill in gaps.

My dad's teacher has discoverqed gaps while teaching- so many questions that the class literally cannot move forward. Unfortunately all the classes are supposed to stay on exactly the same schedule, so when these things happen, there is still a test on Friday.

[Anonymous]

Whitman Math teachers are now providing plenty of links for extra study / practice before tests. I think this is helpful and a direct result of the school being made aware of this situation.

So whoever has been talking directly with the school thank you on behalf of us whose kids have been struggling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s a question for your teacher, are there assessments being given to check for learning gaps during online learning?

When I asked my child’s teacher, he said no. He is plowing through the original curriculum as if all the curriculum during online learning was actually taught. He blamed Central Office for not providing guidance on how to check for learning gaps or even providing guidance on what material was dropped from the curriculum and should be reviewed with his students. He suggested for my child to get a private tutor to fill in gaps.

My dad's teacher has discoverqed gaps while teaching- so many questions that the class literally cannot move forward. Unfortunately all the classes are supposed to stay on exactly the same schedule, so when these things happen, there is still a test on Friday.

Thanks goodness! These classes were already sooooo slow. If some kids need remediation great, but why make everyone suffer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s a question for your teacher, are there assessments being given to check for learning gaps during online learning?

When I asked my child’s teacher, he said no. He is plowing through the original curriculum as if all the curriculum during online learning was actually taught. He blamed Central Office for not providing guidance on how to check for learning gaps or even providing guidance on what material was dropped from the curriculum and should be reviewed with his students. He suggested for my child to get a private tutor to fill in gaps.

My dad's teacher has discoverqed gaps while teaching- so many questions that the class literally cannot move forward. Unfortunately all the classes are supposed to stay on exactly the same schedule, so when these things happen, there is still a test on Friday.

Thanks goodness! These classes were already sooooo slow. If some kids need remediation great, but why make everyone suffer?

It's mostly the parents that were so busy with their me time and didn't have time to parent during covid whose children are now far behind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s a question for your teacher, are there assessments being given to check for learning gaps during online learning?

When I asked my child’s teacher, he said no. He is plowing through the original curriculum as if all the curriculum during online learning was actually taught. He blamed Central Office for not providing guidance on how to check for learning gaps or even providing guidance on what material was dropped from the curriculum and should be reviewed with his students. He suggested for my child to get a private tutor to fill in gaps.

My dad's teacher has discoverqed gaps while teaching- so many questions that the class literally cannot move forward. Unfortunately all the classes are supposed to stay on exactly the same schedule, so when these things happen, there is still a test on Friday.

Thanks goodness! These classes were already sooooo slow. If some kids need remediation great, but why make everyone suffer?

It's mostly the parents that were so busy with their me time and didn't have time to parent during covid whose children are now far behind.

Do you have the facts to support this claim?
I think a lot of parents were WORKING

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s a question for your teacher, are there assessments being given to check for learning gaps during online learning?

When I asked my child’s teacher, he said no. He is plowing through the original curriculum as if all the curriculum during online learning was actually taught. He blamed Central Office for not providing guidance on how to check for learning gaps or even providing guidance on what material was dropped from the curriculum and should be reviewed with his students. He suggested for my child to get a private tutor to fill in gaps.

My dad's teacher has discoverqed gaps while teaching- so many questions that the class literally cannot move forward. Unfortunately all the classes are supposed to stay on exactly the same schedule, so when these things happen, there is still a test on Friday.

Thanks goodness! These classes were already sooooo slow. If some kids need remediation great, but why make everyone suffer?

It's mostly the parents that were so busy with their me time and didn't have time to parent during covid whose children are now far behind.

Second string troll.