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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My guess is that he will be more mortified being with the group that starts foreign language in 9th grade.

But maybe that would be a good thing as it would motivate him to not drop from advanced to regular classes later.

YMMV, our experience is in Montgomery County public schools.[/quote]

This.  DS started Spanish in 8th grade.  He actually wishes he had started in 7th because his Spanish 2 classmates in 9th grade are either terrible language learners or just very unmotivated.  So glad we didn’t have him wait to take first year Spanish in 9th.  [/quote]

I did not think of this before.

When my DC did Spanish 1a/b in 6th grade, the majority of students were high achieving and hard working. Being in the hardest language classes from the very beginning, resulted in a very academically oriented and serious students as cohort.  My kid loved that and Spanish is one of his favorite subjects.

Another thing is that for the most rigorous classes, they are assigned the best teachers who know the content very well and are excellent in pedagogy too. Most of these teachers also appreciate the quality of students that they get in their classes and are always very understanding and accommodating.

[b]The new policy in MCPS allows the student to drop all the grades that were earned in MS from their transcripts. I think that allows students to take these classes earlier without any downside. [/b]

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No can I say No again. No "for the most rigorous classes they are assigned the best teachers"  not true. As is the rest of your analysis of the language classes MCPS.  My kids took honors language classes  MCPS from middle through high school. Spanish & Chinese (not Asian family) and many of the teachers where flakes and awful. One in high school had zero idea who was in her class, could not use or did not want to use Edline. Would call students homes to give grades. UGH. One was a male who was too busy checking out the young ladies, and one was just clueless. Did we have some good teachers absolutely, but most were horrible.

As for grades counting towards high school gpa. That has not changed. MCPS website:Students who meet these criteria, by earning an A, B, C, or D, will receive high school credit and
will have these grades count towards their MCPS high school grade point average (GPA), with the
exception of Advanced English 8 (see below). If your child is not satisfied with the grade earned
in a HS credit class, he or she may retake the course in Grade 7, Grade 8 or high school, if it is
available.[/quote]

No, the grades will still go on the transcript, but will be excluded from the GPA by default. This is the new regulation: [url]https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/policy/pdf/ikcra.pdf[/url]

GPA and WGPA Computations
1.         In order to receive credit for high school courses completed while in middle school, 
middle school students must meet the same requirements as high school students and earn a final 
grade of A, B, C, or D.

a)         For  students  who  entered  Grade  6  prior  to  the  2018-2019  school year, the final 
grade and credit for high school courses successfully
completed  in  middle  school  are  reported  on  the  high  school transcript and included in the 
calculation of the student’s cumulative GPA.

b)         For students who enter Grade 6 during or after the 2018-2019 school year,  the  final  
grade  and  credit  earned  for  high  school  courses successfully completed while in middle 
school will be reported on the  high  school  transcript,  but  will  not  be  calculated  into  
the cumulative  GPA  unless  requested  by  the  parent/guardian  or  the student    if    18    
years    old    or    married    (eligible    student). Students/parents/guardians will be notified 
annually of procedures r to include such courses in their cumulative GPA.
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