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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And the reason Whitman doesn't need a program is because they already have:
- their own engineering program
- Numerous advanced science classes including 3 different AP physics classes
- advanced math up to MVC (no I am not the MVC poster but just cataloguing what Whitman has, and one of those things is MVC)
- 9 AP social studies classes

So no, they won't be sending their kids to Einstein for biomedical science, gmafb. The kids will be traveling one way in this model.[/quote]

Whitman also offers the most foreign languages out of all MCPS highschools despite its size. They offer ASL, French, Latin, Arabic, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese.[/quote]

Why do they offer different foreign languages at different schools? This seems very unfair to me. I would like these offered at Einstein![/quote]

different schools have different student populations and needs.  this is public school.[/quote]

So, the simple solution is to give schools with higher needs far more money than schools with fewer needs.  At these schools, there is a huge range of abilities.  One simple solution would be to start teaching math, science, history, and other classes in Spanish.  And, to then offer more AP and advanced classes for students who need it.  Not all families are low income.  And, some make just as much or more than Whitman families but don't want to live in that world.[/quote]

MCPS can barely get teachers to teach Spanish classes in Spanish. Where are you getting people qualified and certified to teach these other subjects fully in Spanish, as well as curricular materials?? Because the standardized tests are all still going to be in English. [/quote]

They have no problem filling the immersion schools.  Kids can still learn in their native language till their English improves.  What is your solution to the students struggling beyond right them off so your kids can have more?[/quote]

I am actually not sure that’s true regarding immersion staffing but those kids are much younger and it’s a lot easier to teach elementary subjects to a relatively engaged population than high school level subjects to a somewhat different population.

I don’t have a solution to help struggling students. These criteria based regional programs are actually not a match for many struggling students by and large, so let’s stay on topic. But no one has a great solution to this problem, which is an issue nationwide that no one has solved in any replicable way. 
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You turned the discussion to struggling students and that wasn't the topic.  So, you want to change the topic, ok, let's do that.  What is your solution to the struggling students at all schools, including the W schools?[/quote]

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