SMAC Question
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Anonymous
And you have to be invited into that class. |
Anonymous
So, when do most kids end up taking the AP Physics exam? After which Physics class? |
Anonymous
Most dont take it. Only the Math Physics kids take it, and not all of them.. Blair SMAC is not an AP focused program. If you are focused on that, you are in the wrong place. I know the Magnet Coordinator says this every year. The Bio class do not prepare you either, you’d need to self study. The Magnet calc, and Stat prepare you, the comp sci prepares you. Everything else, not really. |
Anonymous
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Except then it really doesn't make sense that they spend a whole period on R & E and get 1/4 credit. That's where I'm totally confused. It is hard to recall the details, but the workload was light for that course so I think that was why there was less credit. They already have plenty of work to do in 9th grade. Because they take an extra class and also received high school credit for advanced math classes and language classes in middle school, magnet kids earn many more credits than they will ever need to graduate. Looking at the requirements, my kid could graduate a year early just by taking an English class in the summer. |
Anonymous
It is hard to recall the details, but the workload was light for that course so I think that was why there was less credit. They already have plenty of work to do in 9th grade. Because they take an extra class and also received high school credit for advanced math classes and language classes in middle school, magnet kids earn many more credits than they will ever need to graduate. Looking at the requirements, my kid could graduate a year early just by taking an English class in the summer. I understand that the .25 credit is a little weird, but I wouldn't worry about it. My daughter picked up 4 HS credits at Clemente and will have way more than needed after four years at Poolesville. She loved R&E. Learned how to use band saws and miter saws and all sorts of tools. It was like math and shop class rolled into one. I'm now having to kick her out of my shop when I have a project to get done 
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Anonymous
I understand that the .25 credit is a little weird, but I wouldn't worry about it. My daughter picked up 4 HS credits at Clemente and will have way more than needed after four years at Poolesville. She loved R&E. Learned how to use band saws and miter saws and all sorts of tools. It was like math and shop class rolled into one. I'm now having to kick her out of my shop when I have a project to get done
Do you mind sharing what are the four hs credits she earned at Clemente? |
Anonymous
Do you mind sharing what are the four hs credits she earned at Clemente? Different poster but probably three foreign language credits and geometry. |
Anonymous
Heh... I'll try to correct the quoting mess I started... *fingers crossed*
Spanish 1 & 2 - 1 credit each Mag Algebra - 1 credit Mag Geometry - 1 credit |
Anonymous
| What is APUSH? |
Anonymous
AP US History |
Anonymous
Thank you |
Anonymous
Does anyone know if the AP US History teacher is good? If there's more than one, are they all equally good? TIA! |
Anonymous
I disagree. Many magnet kids take AP Physics test after 1 sem class. The .25 research and experimentation class is a lot like physics lab 1 sem and Chem lab 2nd sem. So students get more than 1 period of physics. |
Anonymous
I thought it wasn't far off from AP Physics 1. Lots of kids self studied for the few missing concepts and took the test. (Not mine, not interested). |
Anonymous
The point is it doesn't adequately prepares students for the AP physics exam. It will require extensive self-study to make up the difference. |