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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's how I would think about the prioritization:

1) Blair magnet
2) Wheaton magnet
3) Regular Blair
4) Everything else

For that reason, I'd rank Blair in the DCC lottery and secure that spot and then take the Wheaton magnet if that's the best magnet option.

However, at regular Blair I'd recommend upending the recommended science sequence. "Honors" Biology and "Honors" Chemistry are on-level at best, so I'd recommend talking to parents of older kids and mapping out a pathway that makes sense and replicates the Wheaton program to the degree possible. [/quote]

How do you "upend" ?  Can you talk your way into AP without taking Honors first? [/quote]

Yes. AP Physics doesn't have a pre-requisite, just a strong admonition to consider carefully before taking it as a freshman. AP Bio is supposed to, but I've seen it taken without.

This goes back to an issue that has been discussed to death on DCUM but remains an issue, which is that most schools show on-level courses in their online offerings, but those classes do not actually exist. So, "Honors" Biology should be getting kids ready for AP Bio and "Honors" Chemistry should be getting kids ready for AP Chemistry, but because MCPS got rid of on-level, those classes have slowed way down. It hurts on all sides, because high performing kids are bored and they end up not ready for the AP classes. [/quote]

AP Physics 1 (Algebra based) is a first year physics course option, not a 2nd year of Physics after Honors. (It's part of 2 year sequence, but almost no one takes the 2nd year, because almost no one cares that much about physics but can't do math).

AP Physics C (calculus based) is a second year class (when it's both Mechanics and E&M in one credit) or a 2year sequence or double period with not prereq. [/quote]

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