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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not the MVC poster but the point Iran's MVc. The point is MCPS investing enough in ALL the schools and being able to offer rigorous courses to kids who want and need them so they don't need to go to a "good school". They should be able to go to their home school and get and equivalent educational opportunity anywhere in the county! [/quote]

I do not disagree that it's a good point. But the frequency with which that poster brings it up (and her deceptive language claiming that kids can't meet the math graduation requirements at Einstein, which can actively confuse people who don't know who she is and what she's really saying, as if taking Calc AB and/or AP Stats is somehow impossible rather than just not ideal and, yes, not equitable) is incredibly frustrating.[/quote]

You don't need to take AB, and you are still missing a year of math.  How can you not understand the math courses?  Kid will take Calc BC and Statistics but that still leaves a year of math missing.[/quote]

Even if you take Algebra 1 in 6th (which is 3 years early and not anything you should expect the system to bend over backwards to accommodate), you can still take Pre-calc and then Calc AB + Calc BC + AP Stats in high school and have enough math to graduate and look perfectly fine on competitive college applications (where they do not expect kids from schools without MVC to take MVC.) No, it's not fair that kids in richer schools have other options, but it works.  Complaining about it to us for the 10 millionth time will not help you or anyone, and your inflammatory framing is actively confusing people.  It's not okay to keep saying your kid won't be able to graduate when you mean "my kid will have to take a set of classes that aren't my top preference."

.Enough already. If you cannot bring yourself to stop this, please just step away from DCUM for awhile.  If you really care about this, take your advocacy somewhere it could actually make a difference, like the Board of Ed or the MCPS math department.  (But using the "my kid won't be able to graduate because Einstein doesn't have enough math" language won't help you there either.  Just talk about how it's not fair/equitable.)[/quote]

What does this have to do with saving VAPA? How did we get here?[/quote]

There are two issues with Einstein.  One is saving VAPA which is at risk of cuts as with reduced students, comes reduced staff, so what will be cut in terms of electives and courses given the staffing decreases.  And, moving some programs to Northwood.   The second issue is the limited academic, especially for stem.  Without access to Wheaton and Blair, students will go without classes they need for graduation, especially those who MCPS accelerated in MS and will not have enough electives to make them competitive for college and fulfill their interests.  Einstein and other schools should get equal course offerings if MCPS is doing this for equity.  [/quote]

No. The second issue you cite is not really an issue.. Many of us have STEM kids in IB classes and in AP calc and stats. They even go to STEM colleges. This is not correct.[/quote]

No, it’s not her and stop naming people when you don’t know. Why do you have to be so nasty.   It’s pretty horrible you keep doing this. Why would you?   My kids are on this track and it’s an issue.  I know at least a few families worked it out with by going to other schools. Unlike that family I cannot drive them as I work.  [/quote]

And, you don’t make Einstein a kind and welcoming school when you treat other families like that.  You make Einstein look bad.  [/quote]

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