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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MS sucks, there's no differentiation and all classes are geared toward the lowest common denominator.  In HS, you have on-grade level, honors, and AP, so they sort themselves![/quote]

We are also in a B-CC feeder, and when I looked at the offerings there, it looks like everyone takes honors, which seems like the same problem with the MS curriculum. I wish they would do on-grade level vs. honors, but they don't appear to do that there.[/quote]

PP here and to be clearer... B-CC seems to put everyone in honors classes, just like the feeder MS do. If everyone is in the honors classes, then it's not actually an honors class. I wish they would differentiate at least in HS.[/quote]

It’s not just BCC.  Our high school does the same.  It’s the way MCPS pretends to be closing the Achievement Gap.  By putting all kids in Honors classes, it makes it look as though the Black and Brown students are doing better.  And it makes their parents happy because they are proud of the fact that Larlo and Larla are in Honors classes.

MCPS is all about optics.  Putting all kids in Honors offers better optics than having certain kids in ‘remedial’ or on-level classes.

It is a disservice to all kids.  The kids who do actually need extra help don’t get it.  And the kids who could be challenged are not engaged or learning.  [/quote]

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