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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is no AP English options in grade 10 - that starts in grade 11.

The only other options are schools with IB magnets that have separate classes for magnet students in grades 9-10.

OP, I'm curious. What are they up to in his class, and what grades has he received so far? [/quote]

MCPS Pre-IB English for grades 9 and 10 are not just for magnet students, but are only offered at schools with IB programs: B-CC, Einstein, Kennedy, Richard Montgomery, Rockville, Seneca Valley, Springbrook, and Watkins Mill.[/quote]

OP here: I haven't heard of "Pre-IB English for 10th grade". I will look into it.[/quote]

At Einstein, we have Pre-IB English for grades 9 and 10. So, there are 3 tracks for 9th and 10th grade English: regular, Honors, pre-IB.  The clientele for pre-IB is pretty nice.  They don't have to be students who are 100 percent sure they want to do the IB program; they just have to be students who want the hardest English possible.

If your student isn't in a magnet or a private school, he does have to get used to being bored at least part of the time in 9th and 10th grade.  That's life, unfortunately.  Some schools let sophomores take AP European History, AP Human Geography, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Physics, or AP Psychology.  If he wants to take an AP course such as Microeconomics online through MCPS, there is probably still time for that.  He is just going to have to get his challenge somewhere else. My main complaint about MCPS English is that students don't read enough of the classics.  If you would like for him to read more books, find a book list on a private school website.  Challenge him to read at least 10 books on the list by the end of the year.  Maybe the carrot on the stick could be a trip at the end of the year that is associated with one of the books.  https://verilymag.com/2017/02/must-see-places-in-usa-best-places-to-visit-in-the-usa-john-steinbeck-salinas  I love the idea of Key West to celebrate Hemingway!  You could take him to Stratford-on-Avon in Ontario to see a Shakespeare festival.  If money is no object, plan a summer literary tour of England and Ireland.  Be creative!  If you're really feeling lazy, just take him to F. Scott Fitzgerald's grave on Rockville Pike.[/quote]

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