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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MCPS does not call everything Honors now and yes there are plenty of in level classes and plenty of kids talking them (Despite what DCUM will tell you). The only place where this is absolutely a problem is English (MS and Grade 9/10). Choosing an advance SS, Science or Math is a different experience.[/quote]

What percentage of MCPS high schools do not opt into the Honors-for-All model that is dominant in the DCC and NEC?[/quote]

Many of the posted documents on school sites still show on-level classes being offered, but in reality they will only offer the Honors class. With the exception of math, which as others have said, still often has on-level options.[/quote]

So in other words, the PP who is attempting to act like Honors-for-All isn't pervasive throughout MCPS high schools, is attempting to obfuscate and gaslight. [/quote]

I don't want to ascribe malice where ignorance might do, but that PP is wrong even if they don't think they are lying. Honors for All is absolutely pervasive, despite on-level still showing up in the course catalog. Those classes don't exist.

This creates a challenge for even bright 9th and 10th graders. For Social Studies, they can take AP US History and AP Government, but they are stuck with "Honors" English with readings that aren't even at grade level, let alone accelerated.

For science, they are in an even worse bind because "Honors" Biology and "Honors" Chemistry are pre-requisites for the AP courses but they are not preparing kids for the AP classes because the class is taught at a remedial level. It used to be that bright and motivated kids took Honors science to prep for AP science classes, but now that the pre-requisites are so watered down, the kids are showing up for AP unprepared.

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