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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The curriculum is uniform around the county.[/quote]

[b]How can the curriculum for an honors class that is one of many levels in one school be the same for a school that only offers honors classes?[/b][/quote]

This is a GREAT question. Unfortunately, you will not like the real answer. [b]BOE was unhappy with the low numbers of students taking “honors” classes at some schools. Decided that “honors for all” would solve the problem.[/b] Except it doesn’t. Now, we have students who need honors pacing/rigor, with kids struggling to keep their head above water, with kids who CANNOT even read… either due to being pushed through the system or students who are EML. Since “they” also decided that it is “inequitable” for students learning English to be in sheltered classes.

The BOE demands differentiation for each level.. which we try to do… but realistically 3+ types of lesson plans for each prep every day is impossible even for the best teachers. The result is chaos and no student actually having their needs met. All the preaching of “equity” really just translates to “equal…” which does not mean the same thing. Some times, different level classes is… gasp and wait for it… actually helpful to meet student needs.

But then again, that would f-up the numbers and make MCPS look bad.  [/quote]

Can you point to the BOE meeting where this topic was discussed? I have never seen them address this.[/quote]
Many of these decisions are made behind closed doors.[/quote]

By central office staff, not the BOE.[/quote]

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