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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is a little strange that the MCPS high schools recommend different science sequences for STEM focused kids.

In WJ the recommendation to get the maximum science AP courses is as follows:

9th Grade: Honors Biology & Honors Chemistry
10th Grade: AP Physics 1 & AP Environmental Science
11th Grade: AP Physics C & AP Chemistry
12th Grade: AP Biology[/quote]

I'm not a WJ parent, but isn't this the recommendation for whatever program WJ has for advanced STEM kids in particular?  The pathway that I was describing at Blair is not for "STEM kids," it's just the pathway for advanced students -- those who are in Honors Algebra 2 in 9th grade.  But yes, it's still a little different regarding what to take, and I've found this strange too across high schools, as there is usually one or two threads a year about the different paths.  Since WJ thinks you can take AP Physics 1 without taking Honors Physics, I guess that means taking Honors Physics and then AP Physics C might not be crazy?[/quote]
The Wheaton magnet has kids take AP physics I in 9th grade (paired with magnet precalc) and AP Bio in 10th, with no prior HS science class in either subject.[/quote]

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