Can someone give me a basic idea of course selection for sophomores

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Anonymous wrote:Is AP Seminar a substitute for English 10 at all MCPS schools?

There are two courses:
AP Seminar English 10 -- this is approved to be a substitute for English 10 at all schools that want to offer it. But a relatively small number of schools are offering it next year (maybe 10 or so).

AP Seminar -- this is not aligned with the English 10 curriculum and is an elective. It does not replace an English class.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What schools piloted the course and which schools will offer it? I have mixed feelings about AP Seminar. It's very focused on practical writing rather than creative writing and you don't read fiction.

What does the regular English 10 curriculum look like?

You aren't seeing them big picture. AP English 10 puts more money in College Board's Caribbean bank account, and boosts you're kids weighted GPA.

It does not boost the GPA. The alternative is honors English 10, which has the same boost. I think the benefit is that it cohorts your kids with other kids who actually want to do the work. This is key in an "honors for all" model.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is AP Seminar a substitute for English 10 at all MCPS schools?

There are two courses:
AP Seminar English 10 -- this is approved to be a substitute for English 10 at all schools that want to offer it. But a relatively small number of schools are offering it next year (maybe 10 or so).

AP Seminar -- this is not aligned with the English 10 curriculum and is an elective. It does not replace an English class.

Are they actually different courses? That’s not clear to me. Sounds a bit like College Board just marketing seminar to become the first of the three AP English courses. But I don’t know.

https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-seminar/english-10/why-offer

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https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap-seminar-and-english-10-flyer.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is AP Seminar a substitute for English 10 at all MCPS schools?

There are two courses:
AP Seminar English 10 -- this is approved to be a substitute for English 10 at all schools that want to offer it. But a relatively small number of schools are offering it next year (maybe 10 or so).

AP Seminar -- this is not aligned with the English 10 curriculum and is an elective. It does not replace an English class.

Are they actually different courses? That’s not clear to me. Sounds a bit like College Board just marketing seminar to become the first of the three AP English courses. But I don’t know.

https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-seminar/english-10/why-offer

They are similar style but different content - the English 10 version is based off a district’s English 10 curriculum. If you take the regular version, you won’t get the English 10 credit from it.

[Anonymous]

Oh and I agree this is another money grab from the college board. I think this class, AP precalc, and AP Computer Science principles are all cash grabs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is AP Seminar a substitute for English 10 at all MCPS schools?

There are two courses:
AP Seminar English 10 -- this is approved to be a substitute for English 10 at all schools that want to offer it. But a relatively small number of schools are offering it next year (maybe 10 or so).

AP Seminar -- this is not aligned with the English 10 curriculum and is an elective. It does not replace an English class.

Thank you!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are new to MCPS and my daughter is a freshman and now has to figure out her courses for next year. Her counselor is terrible and really doesn't seem to have any input. I get all of the minimum requirements but I am looking for a more college focused approach. Nothing crazy, but the norm of what the kids take. She doesn't have a lot of friends yet and feels uncomfortable asking around

Her current classes:
Alg 2 (she moved down after the hon was past her old school)
Hon Bio
Hon Span 3
PE
Hon US History
Art
Hon English

Her counselor said this for next year:

Pre-Calc
Hon Chem
Hon NSL
AP Seminar
Hon Health
Comp Science
Elective

I am wondering why Spanish 4 wasn't said and I have no idea what AP Seminar (I guess in place of English?) is or Comp Science is something competitive worth taking. The earliest the counselor can see me is next Thurs, so I was just looking for feedback.

Like I said, we are looking for college prep type classes but she isn't going to be looking for top 50 college or anything. She plays 2 sports and is looking to be in a few clubs next year. Trying to find balance. I just find this school system much more confusing than our previous one for my older kids. Thanks in advance

How did you mess up math like that? A 9th grader should not be in non-Honors Algebra 2.

If you're super accelerated you should be in Honors. Why skip ahead if you can't keep up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is AP Seminar a substitute for English 10 at all MCPS schools?

There are two courses:
AP Seminar English 10 -- this is approved to be a substitute for English 10 at all schools that want to offer it. But a relatively small number of schools are offering it next year (maybe 10 or so).

AP Seminar -- this is not aligned with the English 10 curriculum and is an elective. It does not replace an English class.

Where is the list of what schools are offering it? 10 is a lot. Aren't there around 25 high schools?