No more enrichment-level HIGH at our MS?

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Anonymous wrote:People seem confused because they both start with “historical inquiry.” But they are different classes. By default, everyone is placed in historical inquiry into world studies. This is on-level
social studies. However, central office identifies those who need enrichment and moves them to historical inquiry into global humanities (HIGH). This is a cohorted enriched course.

But if you move from out of state, and your child has been in Gifted Ed since being tested in second grade, and the child in the 99th% on CogAT, Math, Science, and Reading MAPs, they will STILL fight with you about assigning your child to the AIM Math (even if they were in 6th grade math/Pre-Alg in fifth grade). And it was a no-go on the advanced Humanities, as we were told it was only for kids tested in MoCo and my child arrived too late. And yet there is plenty of room in that class. It is bonkers.

This is true for initial placement but at least some middle schools are reasonably flexible when the kid demonstrates that they should be in an advanced class. Last fall, we came to Westland MS from abroad and our 7th grader was placed into AIM and regular history. Within four weeks, his history teacher wrote to say that based on Fall MAP-R testing, they are moving him to the advanced class. I then requested that he be placed in Algebra I based on the MAP-M tests and the school complied immediately, without any pushback. He's now in 8th grade in Honors Geometry and on the math team, and thriving.

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Look it is MCPS…what did you expect? Competency? You must be new here

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People seem confused because they both start with “historical inquiry.” But they are different classes. By default, everyone is placed in historical inquiry into world studies. This is on-level
social studies. However, central office identifies those who need enrichment and moves them to historical inquiry into global humanities (HIGH). This is a cohorted enriched course.

But if you move from out of state, and your child has been in Gifted Ed since being tested in second grade, and the child in the 99th% on CogAT, Math, Science, and Reading MAPs, they will STILL fight with you about assigning your child to the AIM Math (even if they were in 6th grade math/Pre-Alg in fifth grade). And it was a no-go on the advanced Humanities, as we were told it was only for kids tested in MoCo and my child arrived too late. And yet there is plenty of room in that class. It is bonkers.

This is true for initial placement but at least some middle schools are reasonably flexible when the kid demonstrates that they should be in an advanced class. Last fall, we came to Westland MS from abroad and our 7th grader was placed into AIM and regular history. Within four weeks, his history teacher wrote to say that based on Fall MAP-R testing, they are moving him to the advanced class. I then requested that he be placed in Algebra I based on the MAP-M tests and the school complied immediately, without any pushback. He's now in 8th grade in Honors Geometry and on the math team, and thriving.

This just goes to prove that "all schools in MCPS are equal" and "all schools in MCPS offer the same things" is patently untrue.

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Anonymous wrote:For incoming SSIMS parents: You may want to check the Bethesda Beat story from this week about SSIMS. If we could afford to pay for school, we would pull our child. After the shooting in the classroom, he is afraid to go to school each morning. He will only use the bathroom during gym and that is his second-to-last period. There are fights daily. The school is so run down and overcrowded. Kids curse at teachers, play with phones in class, run out of the classroom (or skip altogether) and there are no consequences. The teachers are fed up and feel unsafe. MCPS needs to do better.

When was there a shooting at SSIMS?

A student brought a BB gun to school and accidentally shot another student in the thigh.

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/7th-grader-shot-in-thigh-by-classmate-with-bb-gun-in-silver-spring-maryland/65-e231537c-2570-4705-be1b-3d82913b6bba

In the classroom during class!

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Algebra in 7th is accelerated two grade levels.

In MCPS. Algebra in 7th is only one level accelerated in our last district.