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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What are the program groupings for region 1?[/quote]

Brand new and not up online yet.  The changes I remember is that they are sending the criteria-based humanities program from BCC (bad) to Whitman (much worse), and that they are letting Einstein keep only the music part of the performing arts magnet (theater and dance at Northwood.)[/quote]

Einstein also has medical science and healthcare[/quote]

Einstein has no advanced science and math classes so what does this look like. [/quote]
9th and 10th grade - honors bio and honors chem, cohorted
11th and 12 grade science are IB Bio and IB Physics
And a "Biomedical" sequence

Math is Algebra 1 in 9th grade, Algebra 2 in 10th, and then for 11th and 12th it says "secondary math pathway"[/quote]

So, they aren’t adding any5ing.  Algebra in 9th is the slowest path.  [/quote]

Yes, this is also my observation. This "special biomedical science program" is subpar than what a normal HS can offer to a high-achiever. For a student who would like to become a doctor, they'd better stay in local HS, take AP classes, and their resume would look better than those go through this program. [/quote]

I'm curious - is IB Bio and IB Physics less advanced than the AP versions?[/quote]

Depends on who you ask but no, nor is in math.  This will not help kids trying to get into medical school.  [/quote]

Correct. IB courses are generally less advanced than AP versions, but IB does have HL courses which are deeper. [/quote]

A teacher who testified today noted that IB lets kids take the exam in their first language. AP exams don’t have that option. So in high ELL schools, IB has a benefit. [/quote]

You assume that students are highly literate in their home languages. As an ELD teacher, I can tell you that this is an assumption that can't be made. Students may speak their home languages with fluency, but reading and writing in their home languages are additional skills.[/quote]
This is true, and the reason many send their kids to immersion schools despite already speaking the language.[/quote]

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