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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]B-CC had a meeting about course registration for rising 10th grade parents this week and they said honors physics is a prerequisite for AP physics. That seemed strange to me because it means you’d have to take physics twice if you want to do AP, but a parent asked for clarification and they confirmed that a sophomore wouldn’t be able to take AP physics because they have to take honors physics first.  Anyone else hearing this at their HS?[/quote]

That’s how it is with a lot of AP classes and exactly how it use to be in the beginning.  Kids would take basic or honors levels of a class, determine they liked the subject area and wanted more depth and rigor and then take an AP. So intro bio and then AP Bio later in HS.  Why student and parents now think they should be able to just jump into AP classes I don’t know.

Take Hn Physics and then Physic C.[/quote]

Yes. It's only in recent years that I've seen MCPS pushing kids directly into AP-level courses which is odd to me.[/quote]

Since all classes are now H level that is effectively grade level.  The non grade level kids have to go to AP[/quote]

Stop. All classes are not honors level.[/quote]

Exactly.  It’s a false statement.  Kids should take the level they are prepared to take.  Then teachers wouldn’t have kids in AP Physics I without a prayer of passing the class nor exam unless the teacher then goes through the process of teaching study skills and the math needed to survive plus giving up their planning and lunch periods to reteaching. Stop this game of having kids trying to one up each other by taking the most APs possible only to need expensive tutors and therapy to survive HS.[/quote]

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