High art class can you switch into now for second quarter?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My oldest graduated from high school last year and I am not aware of any class that is one quarter only. Your kid would be missing half the assignments. It wasn't suggested for my kid, but maybe it's at the discretion of each school administration?

When DS was getting awful grades in AP Calc BC, his counselor at Walter Johnson told him he had missed the cut-off to withdraw without a "withdraw" mark on his transcript, and that he should work with the professor to get his grades back up. We got my kid a tutor and he worked intensively and finished with a C for that semester (he had a B the first semester). The counselor seemed to think that a switch in classes would reflect more poorly than powering through, vis-a-vis college admissions. He got into UMD Honors, W&M, that sort of college.

Yeah that’s what I think our kid will do. Power through for the C.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So rude you think there would be flexibility in ANY class at the half way point. What’s your bias against arts classes? Are you assuming they aren’t learning any skills that build on each other? As a teacher I can’t stand getting kids joining late just because they were bored in another class. The kids I’ve been teaching since the start of the class get super pissed that I have to slow down instruction or repeat instruction just because of your kid joining late.

You should probably retire since you can't stand children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So rude you think there would be flexibility in ANY class at the half way point. What’s your bias against arts classes? Are you assuming they aren’t learning any skills that build on each other? As a teacher I can’t stand getting kids joining late just because they were bored in another class. The kids I’ve been teaching since the start of the class get super pissed that I have to slow down instruction or repeat instruction just because of your kid joining late.

You should probably retire since you can't stand children.

I mean that would clear our entire high school faculties

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So rude you think there would be flexibility in ANY class at the half way point. What’s your bias against arts classes? Are you assuming they aren’t learning any skills that build on each other? As a teacher I can’t stand getting kids joining late just because they were bored in another class. The kids I’ve been teaching since the start of the class get super pissed that I have to slow down instruction or repeat instruction just because of your kid joining late.

You should probably retire since you can't stand children.

I think PP makes excellent points. I mean, thinking that you can join a class halfway through is inconsiderate to the rest but f the class and disrespectful of the subject matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So rude you think there would be flexibility in ANY class at the half way point. What’s your bias against arts classes? Are you assuming they aren’t learning any skills that build on each other? As a teacher I can’t stand getting kids joining late just because they were bored in another class. The kids I’ve been teaching since the start of the class get super pissed that I have to slow down instruction or repeat instruction just because of your kid joining late.

You should probably retire since you can't stand children.

I think PP makes excellent points. I mean, thinking that you can join a class halfway through is inconsiderate to the rest but f the class and disrespectful of the subject matter.

Not if it is the sort of class that is primarily working as a group like stage design and the new student could help not lead, or if it is yoga, or pe or an particualr type of art class where students are doing individual work. not all classes are the same.