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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To add to the English teacher's comments, the idea of "Honors For All" was that students would rise to the higher expectations because of the more rigorous content and presence of "diligent, high achieving students". However, what's happened is that the content has been reduced and the high achievers have fled to MC courses or AP by 11th grade, leaving honors classes today as a reduced version of the on-level classes I taught when I entered the system 29 years ago. The revision to the grading system was a good first step for this county. The next step would be to return to an on-level and honors option for all core academic classes that establishes a strong and rigorous standard for both, with Honors being designed with additional standards for students aspiring to 4 year degrees. Anyone should be able to sign up for the Honors (and later AP) option with reasonable levels of support for those students who need it. 
Some would argue this would be inherently inequitable system. However, if t[b]he goal of equity is only accomplished by lowering academic standards, then there is a significant misunderstanding of what equity means.[/b] [/quote]

MCPS uses "equity" without ever meant to implement that by heart. Look the msg sent out yesterday about "why no virtual learning": because of equity and not every student brought back their laptop, we can't do virtual learning. [/quote]

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