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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Churchill parent here, and I have to say that my children and their friends have had amazing opportunities because the Churchill honors classes prepared them so well for advanced math studies. Yes, I have heard a few shocking stories, and I don't have any doubt that families have had bad experiences with some math teachers. At the same time, my DD is thriving thanks to her honors math classes, and yes, talented, dedicated, caring teachers.  Dd and her friends scored remarkably well on AP math tests (both calculus and statistics), and friends who graduated last year are killing it in STEM classes at UMD and many of the top programs in the country. The math department isn't perfect, but I don't believe the school and teachers deserve that lambasting that's getting dished by these anonymous posters.[/quote]

I agree, not every math teacher is bad.  If your child makes it to BC Calculus - that teacher is amazing.  Tough grader but children score well on the AP test.  The problem is getting to that level.  One of my children had a teacher that would assign problems, tell the children to work in groups to figure out how to solve, then take a nap at his desk.  That is not teaching.  When we went to Dr. Benz, she refused to let my child transfer out of the class.  That was a wasted semester and my child was not taught foundational concepts that had to be refilled in later.

I also agree, other departments have good and bad teachers.  The only way to find out is to do pop in observances and probably collect student surveys.  The students are in the classes everyday.  I think they know if they are learning in the classes or not.

And to the PP who said the survey was hard to find, yes I agree with you too.  I think Mrs. Heckert is being forced from up above to send out the survey.  Her message of Thanks is designed to get a positive response vs. criticism.  She wants parents to flood teachers with letters of Thanks and cc her to counter act any bad feedback that comes in from the survey.  Most parents will miss the survey at a time families are preparing for a family holiday.  Odd timing all designed to limit the responses from the community. [/quote]

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