Honors for All-Why do some schools still offer regular and others do not?

[Anonymous]

If the county wants Honors for all, why do some high schools still provide non-Honors options and how are they doing this when other schools, like our W school have practically done away with the option? My kid would definitely benefit from being able to choose between Honors and non-Honors in certain subjects, but it just isn't an option at our W school, except maybe math. For us, it's a bit unfortunate, but I'm guessing we're in the minority based on the student demographics at our school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the county wants Honors for all, why do some high schools still provide non-Honors options and how are they doing this when other schools, like our W school have practically done away with the option? My kid would definitely benefit from being able to choose between Honors and non-Honors in certain subjects, but it just isn't an option at our W school, except maybe math. For us, it's a bit unfortunate, but I'm guessing we're in the minority based on the student demographics at our school.

I think it's because this has not actually been stated publicly by central office staff and/or the board. And then each school is left to set their own schedules.

[Anonymous]

I don't know that's truly countywide, but the model has spread from some schools to many schools in the district. I do know generally the trend is that regular/non-honors classes are remedial and honors classes are the new regular classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know that's truly countywide, but the model has spread from some schools to many schools in the district. I do know generally the trend is that regular/non-honors classes are remedial and honors classes are the new regular classes.

+1 And those "honors" classes have a lot of troublemaker kids who don't care about education. You have to go to the IB/AP level to weed such kids out.

[Anonymous]

I'm at a school with honors-for-all curriculum. I have never had anything explained to me as to how our curriculum differs from non-honors curriculum. Since the county's curriculum provided to me doesn't differentiate, I could not tell you what distinguishes between honors and non-honors curriculum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm at a school with honors-for-all curriculum. I have never had anything explained to me as to how our curriculum differs from non-honors curriculum. Since the county's curriculum provided to me doesn't differentiate, I could not tell you what distinguishes between honors and non-honors curriculum.

Honors for All is a way to rebrand grade-level classes as honors because it's more equitable.

[Anonymous]

Some students at some schools have not yet reached the same level of achievement in various subjects.

[Anonymous]

Our school only has honors for all in English. All the other subjects have OnLevel, Honors, and AP classes.