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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Not a troll post. The school is Wheaton HS. I need to clarify:

1. This is a HIGH school. We do not have pull outs. Not for language learning services. This is not a post for ES or MS.

2. Yes, EML (English Multilingual Learners) have always been in Gen Ed. BUT, up until this year, it has been Level 3s and Level 4s (kids who have at least some English proficiency.

3. I am talking about a change from Level 1s and 2s (new arrivals or kids with little to no English language) having used to have the option for a slower/sheltered English class to now being pushed into the “Honors for all” classes (Wheaton no longer has “on-level”).

While I understand this is DC “moms and dads” this is more of a post asking other teachers what is happening at their schools.

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Oh wow, I am so glad you updated. My just graduated from Wheaton. Spent first semester senior year in AP English but decided to drop down to English Honors for second semester. "Honors" 12th grade English sounded awful. Said they did not read entire books, just abridged/excerpted and that they spent class time reading taking turns reading the reading aloud!

This "honors for all" thing is a farce. There should be AP, Honors, and Grade Level, or something of that sort. It's ridiculous to throw all the kids into one level except for AP, especially at a school like Wheaton with such a huge breadth of student experiences. I understand your post is about it being bad for the ELL and I agree. But it's also bad for the kids who are at a high level because the class is not challenging enough.[/quote]

THANK YOU!!! Teachers at Wheaton have been shouting this from the rooftops for years now. Things are not getting better under this current model and teachers are leaving left and right in this profession[/quote]

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