Proposed Policy Change For Students wishing to enroll in an AP world language course within FCPS (for comment)

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Anonymous wrote:Do UVA and WM require an AP language?

No. They want a 4 years commitment. (Yes, it's stupid)

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, so only students who start a language in middle school are eligible for AP. Stinks for kids at middle schools that only offer one or two languages. Guess you can only do spanish.

A student who waits until high school to start learning a language is going to have a real bad time regardless.

The first opportunity to take a language is in 8th grade. How much different is 9th?

Incorrect. I'm a MS teacher and we have plenty of 7th graders taking a language.

Our middle school only lets 7th graders take part 1 of a language.

Same. The slow pace of that option led my kids to take the full year in 8th instead.

It's not really a full high school class in 7th grade. My kid has a 99.9% in Spanish in 8th and hasn't done any homework and we speak no other languages at home other than English. I don't really understand the need for a part 1 in 7th.

Not sure what your point is. Is the 8th grade class a joke or is your student learning an amazing amount of Spanish in 8th class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is just crap! When is this so called proposal suppose to be “voted” on or discussed? I skimmed through Board meetings points but could have missed it. My kid had planed on taking AP Latin next year -senior. It would be his 4th year and that’s the only class offered after Latin1-3 at the HS.

What school allows going from 3 to AP? Is it just TJ?

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Anonymous wrote:This is just crap! When is this so called proposal suppose to be “voted” on or discussed? I skimmed through Board meetings points but could have missed it. My kid had planed on taking AP Latin next year -senior. It would be his 4th year and that’s the only class offered after Latin1-3 at the HS.

What school allows going from 3 to AP? Is it just TJ?

Langley allows those completed Level 3 to take an AP.

[Anonymous]

Interesting. McLean does not allow AP after 3 years. Seems like some consistency is called for but not by moving to 4 years before AP.

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Actually I bet this is aimed at native speakers, who enter the classes without foundations in grammar, reading and writing.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, so only students who start a language in middle school are eligible for AP. Stinks for kids at middle schools that only offer one or two languages. Guess you can only do spanish.

A student who waits until high school to start learning a language is going to have a real bad time regardless.

The first opportunity to take a language is in 8th grade. How much different is 9th?

Incorrect. I'm a MS teacher and we have plenty of 7th graders taking a language.

Our middle school only lets 7th graders take part 1 of a language.

Same. The slow pace of that option led my kids to take the full year in 8th instead.

It's not really a full high school class in 7th grade. My kid has a 99.9% in Spanish in 8th and hasn't done any homework and we speak no other languages at home other than English. I don't really understand the need for a part 1 in 7th.

Not sure what your point is. Is the 8th grade class a joke or is your student learning an amazing amount of Spanish in 8th class.

It's a joke. There is no need for a part 1 in 7th grade.

[Anonymous]

Was this passed?

[Anonymous]

Another FCPS mistake. No valu added for students. Let them take AP in 4th year.

[Anonymous]

Have only read this on this board. Can anyone confirm if they are considering this and timeline?