Are MCPS Hs offering only Honor English for 9th graders?

[Anonymous]

Just found our HS offers 9th Honor English to all 9th graders. Is this a new policy in MCPS?

[Anonymous]

I think it's a school-by-school decision.

[Anonymous]

Blair is doing honors only for several classes, including math and science also

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just found our HS offers 9th Honor English to all 9th graders. Is this a new policy in MCPS?

In Montgomery County, all the children are above average.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just found our HS offers 9th Honor English to all 9th graders. Is this a new policy in MCPS?

In Montgomery County, all the children are above average.

Only in W schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's a school-by-school decision.

If anyone is aware of schools that are not choosing this model, can you post this thread? Blair is our homeschool, but I'm seriously considering not ranking it first if I can find an alternative that is not beholden to this honors for all nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just found our HS offers 9th Honor English to all 9th graders. Is this a new policy in MCPS?

In Montgomery County, all the children are above average.

Only in W schools.

Nope. Whitman has non-honors for every subject I believe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just found our HS offers 9th Honor English to all 9th graders. Is this a new policy in MCPS?

All the kids have made up so much ground since DL that they no longer needed regular English.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's a school-by-school decision.

If anyone is aware of schools that are not choosing this model, can you post this thread? Blair is our homeschool, but I'm seriously considering not ranking it first if I can find an alternative that is not beholden to this honors for all nonsense.

You would be foolish not to rank Blair first. Blair has more course options than any school in the DCC. For example, you can take regular Calc at Blair. Other schools only have AP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just found our HS offers 9th Honor English to all 9th graders. Is this a new policy in MCPS?

In Montgomery County, all the children are above average.

Only in W schools.

Nope. Whitman has non-honors for every subject I believe.

Pretty sure BCC does, too. My kid took honors in some subjects but regular in others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's a school-by-school decision.

If anyone is aware of schools that are not choosing this model, can you post this thread? Blair is our homeschool, but I'm seriously considering not ranking it first if I can find an alternative that is not beholden to this honors for all nonsense.

You would be foolish not to rank Blair first. Blair has more course options than any school in the DCC. For example, you can take regular Calc at Blair. Other schools only have AP.

Ok, so imagine that Blair put every 11th grader in Calculus regardless of preparation or capacity and your child could only learn as much as the least prepared child in the class. That's what is happening for English and Science at Blair now.

[Anonymous]

What percentage of 9th students were assigned to regular English class before this change? Do the students get extra support if they are not ready for the honor class?

[Anonymous]

Moving all students to honors is just a way of implementing heterogenous classes. By presenting it this way, the hope is that there will be less public opposition. It will eventually gravitate to heterogenous non-honors in all but name as they won't want to have large numbers of students fail honors level courses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Moving all students to honors is just a way of implementing heterogenous classes. By presenting it this way, the hope is that there will be less public opposition. It will eventually gravitate to heterogenous non-honors in all but name as they won't want to have large numbers of students fail honors level courses.

Thank you. This is exactly it. They are not honors classes except in name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Moving all students to honors is just a way of implementing heterogenous classes. By presenting it this way, the hope is that there will be less public opposition. It will eventually gravitate to heterogenous non-honors in all but name as they won't want to have large numbers of students fail honors level courses.

Thank you. This is exactly it. They are not honors classes except in name.

Yes, my children are at another school like this. The work seems on grade level, unlike other subjects that are clearly pushing students.