New question on BCC or WW

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Math everywhere needs an overhaul. Difficult to find competent math teachers.The teachers are expected to teach whatever level math they teach and fill in large gaps in student math skills and learning that's been there since student's elementary school years. Larla should not be in Compact Math in 4th grade. A class full of 30 compact math 4/5 students in 4th grade doesn't help anyone and bogus ES admin have only word salad.

You could have pulled your kids out of compacted math? if there are 30 kids who need it, they should all get it, not just yours.

No. They should not be in that class. The class should be for the remaining nine students who are capable.The 21 should have been placed on-track math. But they don't have a teacher to teach just the nine. So Larla and classmates struggle and their struggles continues into high school math.

What ES do you go to that only has 30 students per grade?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Math everywhere needs an overhaul. Difficult to find competent math teachers.The teachers are expected to teach whatever level math they teach and fill in large gaps in student math skills and learning that's been there since student's elementary school years. Larla should not be in Compact Math in 4th grade. A class full of 30 compact math 4/5 students in 4th grade doesn't help anyone and bogus ES admin have only word salad.

You could have pulled your kids out of compacted math? if there are 30 kids who need it, they should all get it, not just yours.

No. They should not be in that class. The class should be for the remaining nine students who are capable.The 21 should have been placed on-track math. But they don't have a teacher to teach just the nine. So Larla and classmates struggle and their struggles continues into high school math.

What ES do you go to that only has 30 students per grade?

None of your business.

[Anonymous]

How’a World Languages in BCC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Math everywhere needs an overhaul. Difficult to find competent math teachers.The teachers are expected to teach whatever level math they teach and fill in large gaps in student math skills and learning that's been there since student's elementary school years. Larla should not be in Compact Math in 4th grade. A class full of 30 compact math 4/5 students in 4th grade doesn't help anyone and bogus ES admin have only word salad.

You could have pulled your kids out of compacted math? if there are 30 kids who need it, they should all get it, not just yours.

No. They should not be in that class. The class should be for the remaining nine students who are capable.The 21 should have been placed on-track math. But they don't have a teacher to teach just the nine. So Larla and classmates struggle and their struggles continues into high school math.

What ES do you go to that only has 30 students per grade?

None of your business.

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[Anonymous]

I have a sophomore at BCC who is doing quite well and likes the school. In her time so far, she's had mostly excellent teachers, and only a couple that were so-so. Our only real complaint has been about the Spanish program, and that might be more of an indictment about MCPS middle school language instruction in terms of preparation for high school. My daughter loves the large size of BCC - says there are always new people to meet. There are a ton of clubs and other interest groups for kids to be involved with. I've been very impressed with Mr Yates and I wish he was going to be the permanent principal. (My understanding is the same as the PP above that the search has not started yet). Communciation with the school community is much better this year than last. I also like the greater diversity in the school population, which was one of the reasons we chose to live in the BCC surrounding neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a sophomore at BCC who is doing quite well and likes the school. In her time so far, she's had mostly excellent teachers, and only a couple that were so-so. Our only real complaint has been about the Spanish program, and that might be more of an indictment about MCPS middle school language instruction in terms of preparation for high school. My daughter loves the large size of BCC - says there are always new people to meet. There are a ton of clubs and other interest groups for kids to be involved with. I've been very impressed with Mr Yates and I wish he was going to be the permanent principal. (My understanding is the same as the PP above that the search has not started yet). Communciation with the school community is much better this year than last. I also like the greater diversity in the school population, which was one of the reasons we chose to live in the BCC surrounding neighborhood.

OP here - thanks for the feedback, super helpful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How’a World Languages in BCC?

My kid started Spanish at Westland. Ms Fuentes in 8th grade is a brilliant teacher, and then she had another demanding teacher in 9th grade for Spanish 4. Sadly now in Spanish 5, mixed with IB students, the level is *easier* and she's wondering what that means for AP Spanish preparedness next year. Was the Spanish 4 teacher teaching above the curriculum? Is it the Spanish 5 teacher that's dumbing things down? Weird!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How’a World Languages in BCC?

My kid started Spanish at Westland. Ms Fuentes in 8th grade is a brilliant teacher, and then she had another demanding teacher in 9th grade for Spanish 4. Sadly now in Spanish 5, mixed with IB students, the level is *easier* and she's wondering what that means for AP Spanish preparedness next year. Was the Spanish 4 teacher teaching above the curriculum? Is it the Spanish 5 teacher that's dumbing things down? Weird!

The problem is 5, it goes back to demanding next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How’a World Languages in BCC?

My kid started Spanish at Westland. Ms Fuentes in 8th grade is a brilliant teacher, and then she had another demanding teacher in 9th grade for Spanish 4. Sadly now in Spanish 5, mixed with IB students, the level is *easier* and she's wondering what that means for AP Spanish preparedness next year. Was the Spanish 4 teacher teaching above the curriculum? Is it the Spanish 5 teacher that's dumbing things down? Weird!

The problem is 5, it goes back to demanding next year.

Do they go easy in 5 because they think kids will leave at Level 5 (meeting the two years of same world language in high school)? Or is it a way to get students to continue on to Level 6 (or whatever it is called) so they make it *easier* at Level 5? Is this easier to harder pattern true of the other languages MCPS offers at Level 4, 5 and 6 (or Level 7, AP or IB)?

[Anonymous]

I have two kids that are happy at BCC and have had lots of opportunities. I appreciate the diversity at BCC. Across the board solid teachers and lots of AP and IB options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bcc had more NMSF this year than Whitman. It has a strong core of top students

Go BCC! I think they must have an exceptionally strong top end of their class this year. 11 students getting NMSF is a lot more than previous years. Hopefully the trajectory continues.

[Anonymous]

How is French at BCC? -DP

[Anonymous]

One at WJ and one in private - it's complicated, and every parent has to do what is right for their kids, and equality doesn't mean equal. What is right for one kid (overcrowded, large class size, difficult to make the sports team, be cast in the show) may not be right for the other (small class size, more opportunities, and, not the best and the brightest within MoCo as far as math and science - the privates just don't have this).

WJ works for one of ours, and it doesn't for the other. Both are getting the edication they need, that works for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have two kids that are happy at BCC and have had lots of opportunities. I appreciate the diversity at BCC. Across the board solid teachers and lots of AP and IB options.

OP here - thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whitman is very good if you have a bright, ambitious student who also has good executive functioning. They have all the resources - all the AP classes, generally good teachers, all the extracurriculars, and a generally supportive environment. The overall culture is very performance oriented.

But Whitman would absolutely suck for the below average student including bright students who also have learning disabilities, ADHD, or etc. Would 100 percent go private in that circumstance.

+1 and from what I hear, BCC might be a better environment than WWHS.