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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, Historical Inquiry into Global Humanities 6 is listed in the SSIMS bulletin for next year. It is offered at all MCPS middle schools.[/quote]

That’s not what OP is saying. OP is saying that SSIMS said that would no longer be truly an enhanced course because everyone will take it.[/quote]

They list both courses and say HIGH is by MCPS placement only. [/quote]

It would seem the course catalog is wrong, then. Unless you think OP is lying?[/quote]

I certainly trust an official source more than an anonymous internet source.[/quote]

OP.  Me too, except I asked the humans directly.  The ones who are doing the teaching.  I wouldn't make this up, and I would really like to be wrong.  There are plenty of inconsistencies and discrepancies in the course catalog to begin with.  I guess this is one of them.[/quote]
DP.. I believe you. The HS course catalog has "regular" and "honors" but there is only "honors" in reality.

Example:

https://coursebulletin.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/SchoolCourseCatalogs/School/04201/EN

It has  English 9A  and English 9A Honors, but when you go to sign up for classes, there is just English 9 Honors course.

And even WaPo picked it up.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/honors-classes-for-all-leave-some-parents-asking-is-it-really-honors/2019/08/03/f3adef36-a1a6-11e9-b8c8-75dae2607e60_story.html

[quote]Not long ago, students at Richard Montgomery High School in Maryland had a choice in ninth grade: They could take a regular English class or an honors version considered more challenging.

This fall, it’s advanced classes for everyone.

The change is part of a broader trend in suburban Montgomery County, with a high-performing school system that is the state’s largest. In some high schools, standard classes in health, social studies, science or English have disappeared.
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On the other side, supporters of the trend say too many students of color have been steered away from higher-level classes over the years, and that the honors experience is an important steppingstone as students look toward college.[/quote]

The problem with this approach is that it puts below level students in the same class as above level kids.  So, MCPS would have to either accept that many kids would struggle or dumb it down. Guess which option they picked?
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Except that what SSIMS posted the list of courses they are offering next year, not the bulletin that central office puts out. [/quote]
So, there's a disconnect with central office, which is just as bad.[/quote]

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