TPMS magnet changes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your kid is not in the TPMS magnet, you don't know why this is a big deal.

We'll take it up with the administration.

Eastern magnet kids only have one elective, which sucks, but they deal.

Good luck!

And that’s why many parents have turned it down. It doesn’t work for Eastern so why is it being foisted on TPMS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is changing that would eliminate the elective?

They are considering moving from a block schedule to a standard seven period day. Because the magnet kids lose an elective to computer science, moving from eight classes to seven classes would mean they only get one elective. Kids in the comprehensive program would still have two electives.

This is a backwards move, for sure. I think the whole county should shift to block schedule. It is so much better for kids to be able to plan HW completion over 2 days.

If you've been in a classroom lately, you'd know that block scheduling is terrible especially in this day and age. Kids cannot focus for more than 30 minutes, those extra 15 feel like pulling teeth sometimes...90 minutes? Give me a break.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is changing that would eliminate the elective?

They are considering moving from a block schedule to a standard seven period day. Because the magnet kids lose an elective to computer science, moving from eight classes to seven classes would mean they only get one elective. Kids in the comprehensive program would still have two electives.

This is a backwards move, for sure. I think the whole county should shift to block schedule. It is so much better for kids to be able to plan HW completion over 2 days.

If you've been in a classroom lately, you'd know that block scheduling is terrible especially in this day and age. Kids cannot focus for more than 30 minutes, those extra 15 feel like pulling teeth sometimes...90 minutes? Give me a break.

Disagree. My non magnet kid at TPMS is well served by the block schedule. Teachers are really good about giving brain breaks and the longer class periods allow them to go into more depth or assign group projects. With shorter classes, you lose so much time in transition (settling in, packing up).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is changing that would eliminate the elective?

They are considering moving from a block schedule to a standard seven period day. Because the magnet kids lose an elective to computer science, moving from eight classes to seven classes would mean they only get one elective. Kids in the comprehensive program would still have two electives.

This is a backwards move, for sure. I think the whole county should shift to block schedule. It is so much better for kids to be able to plan HW completion over 2 days.

If you've been in a classroom lately, you'd know that block scheduling is terrible especially in this day and age. Kids cannot focus for more than 30 minutes, those extra 15 feel like pulling teeth sometimes...90 minutes? Give me a break.

I much prefer block days a a parent.

[Anonymous]

This is disheartening. We had a child attend when the magnet was still mysteriously selective (pre-pandemic) and it was a great program with fantastic teachers, some of whom have left.

This coupled with the new way they do admits via lottery feels like they're slowly changing this into another Argyle/Loiderman thing with CompSci as the focus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is changing that would eliminate the elective?

They are considering moving from a block schedule to a standard seven period day. Because the magnet kids lose an elective to computer science, moving from eight classes to seven classes would mean they only get one elective. Kids in the comprehensive program would still have two electives.

This is a backwards move, for sure. I think the whole county should shift to block schedule. It is so much better for kids to be able to plan HW completion over 2 days.

If you've been in a classroom lately, you'd know that block scheduling is terrible especially in this day and age. Kids cannot focus for more than 30 minutes, those extra 15 feel like pulling teeth sometimes...90 minutes? Give me a break.

I much prefer block days a a parent.

How, as a parent, does it affect you? You're not the one going to school, sitting in 90 minute classes. Students HATE block scheduling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is changing that would eliminate the elective?

They are considering moving from a block schedule to a standard seven period day. Because the magnet kids lose an elective to computer science, moving from eight classes to seven classes would mean they only get one elective. Kids in the comprehensive program would still have two electives.

This is a backwards move, for sure. I think the whole county should shift to block schedule. It is so much better for kids to be able to plan HW completion over 2 days.

If you've been in a classroom lately, you'd know that block scheduling is terrible especially in this day and age. Kids cannot focus for more than 30 minutes, those extra 15 feel like pulling teeth sometimes...90 minutes? Give me a break.

I much prefer block days a a parent.

How, as a parent, does it affect you? You're not the one going to school, sitting in 90 minute classes. Students HATE block scheduling.

Students LOVE block scheduling!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is changing that would eliminate the elective?

They are considering moving from a block schedule to a standard seven period day. Because the magnet kids lose an elective to computer science, moving from eight classes to seven classes would mean they only get one elective. Kids in the comprehensive program would still have two electives.

This is a backwards move, for sure. I think the whole county should shift to block schedule. It is so much better for kids to be able to plan HW completion over 2 days.

If you've been in a classroom lately, you'd know that block scheduling is terrible especially in this day and age. Kids cannot focus for more than 30 minutes, those extra 15 feel like pulling teeth sometimes...90 minutes? Give me a break.

I much prefer block days a a parent.

How, as a parent, does it affect you? You're not the one going to school, sitting in 90 minute classes. Students HATE block scheduling.

My TPMS kid loved it. The switch to a standard schedule in HS was rough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is disheartening. We had a child attend when the magnet was still mysteriously selective (pre-pandemic) and it was a great program with fantastic teachers, some of whom have left.

This coupled with the new way they do admits via lottery feels like they're slowly changing this into another Argyle/Loiderman thing with CompSci as the focus.

It’s really sad. I wish the current principal knew this. Maybe alumni should reach out too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is disheartening. We had a child attend when the magnet was still mysteriously selective (pre-pandemic) and it was a great program with fantastic teachers, some of whom have left.

This coupled with the new way they do admits via lottery feels like they're slowly changing this into another Argyle/Loiderman thing with CompSci as the focus.

It’s really sad. I wish the current principal knew this. Maybe alumni should reach out too

Maybe Takoma Park parents should wake up and talk to the BOE and the county council. Your student doesn't have to be in the magnet program to benefit from going to school with a high achieving cohort.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is changing that would eliminate the elective?

They are considering moving from a block schedule to a standard seven period day. Because the magnet kids lose an elective to computer science, moving from eight classes to seven classes would mean they only get one elective. Kids in the comprehensive program would still have two electives.

This is a backwards move, for sure. I think the whole county should shift to block schedule. It is so much better for kids to be able to plan HW completion over 2 days.

If you've been in a classroom lately, you'd know that block scheduling is terrible especially in this day and age. Kids cannot focus for more than 30 minutes, those extra 15 feel like pulling teeth sometimes...90 minutes? Give me a break.

I much prefer block days a a parent.

How, as a parent, does it affect you? You're not the one going to school, sitting in 90 minute classes. Students HATE block scheduling.

My TPMS kid loved it. The switch to a standard schedule in HS was rough.

My Blaur kid lived the block. Made HW manageable

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should make the mind-numbing CS class an elective, so the academically advanced kids kids can take language and music classes, and do CS using one of the many free curricula at home.

Honestly this sounds like the move

[Anonymous]

What rationale has the school presented for wanting to make this change?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What rationale has the school presented for wanting to make this change?

Teachers claim it creates more work for them. It’s been in place successfully since the early 2000s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is changing that would eliminate the elective?

They are considering moving from a block schedule to a standard seven period day. Because the magnet kids lose an elective to computer science, moving from eight classes to seven classes would mean they only get one elective. Kids in the comprehensive program would still have two electives.

This is a backwards move, for sure. I think the whole county should shift to block schedule. It is so much better for kids to be able to plan HW completion over 2 days.

If you've been in a classroom lately, you'd know that block scheduling is terrible especially in this day and age. Kids cannot focus for more than 30 minutes, those extra 15 feel like pulling teeth sometimes...90 minutes? Give me a break.

I much prefer block days a a parent.

How, as a parent, does it affect you? You're not the one going to school, sitting in 90 minute classes. Students HATE block scheduling.

Students LOVE block scheduling!

Teacher here. Wrong on every level. All we hear are constant complaints about block scheduling from students. No complaints when I worked at a standard 7 day period, 43 minute class school.