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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also find it odd, but it is the norm in MCPS. I don’t get why the software wouldn’t keep the same teacher in — it could definitely be programmed to do so.[/quote]

According to our counselor, it happens because of the chosen electives. In order to give kids their preferred classes they can’t always stay with the same teacher. Like I said above, you can ask to change back to the first semester teacher, but you might lose the elective that got you bumped in the first place. [/quote]

If the period doesn’t change, the teacher shouldn’t either.  That does not happen in MCPS and it makes no sense [/quote]

This definitely happens and I agree it doesn't make sense.[/quote]

I’m curious what percentage of HS classes are semester vs yearlong. It does seem odd to make every class a semester long class for ease of scheduling, when so few classes are actually only one semester. [/quote]

This is OP. When I look at my daughter’s schedule, it’s crafted so that everything is technically a semester class. She is taking honors English, and her schedule shows honors English A in first semester and honors English B in second semester. In my mind, that’s still a year-long class. I have trouble believing her new English teacher is picking up exactly where her old one left off. [/quote]

At MCPS you earn 0.50 credit for the semester.      Some classes are 1.0 credit and some like health are 0.50 credit.

So even though a student has honors pre-calc for 1.0 credit, it is scored at MP1 and MP2 - S1 grade and 0.50 credit.   Then MP3 and MP4 for S2 grade and 0.50 credit.     [/quote]

So if you fail the first semester of English but get an A in the second semester, you still need to retake 0.5 credit of English? This makes no sense. [/quote]

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