Are PLTW courses weighted?
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Anonymous
| Are high school PLTW classes weighted by MCPS? |
Anonymous
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You can look up the particular courses in the bulletin. If it says they're Advanced Level, then they are weighted. (Same weight as Honors, AP, IB courses)
http://coursebulletin.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/ |
Anonymous
| Yes. All except the first one is considered advanced and weighted. |
Anonymous
| Almost everything is weighted except for PE. |
Anonymous
False |
Anonymous
Kind of true for college focused kids and even non college focused kids...many classes are only offered as honors level regardless of where kids are. There is even honors health! |
Anonymous
| What is PLTW? |
Anonymous
Project Lead the Way |
Anonymous
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/career-readiness/plans/engineering.aspx |
Anonymous
DP Not really. Pretty much everything is Honors now. So the PP is correct. Almost everything is weighted. |
Anonymous
+1 Honors health.. what a joke. Both my kids went through it. |
Anonymous
This is a stupid argument, as "almost" and "pretty much" are vague terms. Some classes are weighted, some are not. Check the course bulletin if you want to find out about a specific class. |
Anonymous
So this is like the Leader in me? |
Anonymous
I think it's wonderful that they're reading the bar and expecting most of our young scholars! |
Anonymous
No. It's an academic pathway. |