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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know Ms. Lyons so I suspect she teaches on level classes?  With the stratification that's available in HS, the on level classes have a lot of kids that just don't want to be there and aren't motivated.  I think if you teach on level, you just need to accept that and search out the kids that really do want to learn and cater to them.  The  on-level kids that do want to learn shouldn't be penalized -- if the other kids don't want to be there, that's on them.  Teachers can inspire and support kids, but they can't really force teens to do something they don't want to do, and I think the system spends probably too much energy trying to force kids who are almost adults to do things they just aren't going to do -- to the detriment of the kids that do want to learn.  When I was in HS, kids could drop out at 16 if they wanted.  Anyone with a 16-18 year old knows that you can't force them to do something that they don't want to do.

Also, if we are talking about 1st period, RM has basically no student parking and the bus lines to get there are weirdly inconvenient.  So there are lots of kids that are circling looking for parking in what is a fairly urban area -- it doesn't surprise me if they are then late for first period.  [/quote]
1. I can't speak to her entire schedule but Ms. Lyons teaches at least one AP class.
2. Parking is definitely a problem at RM. My own kid...she would drive to school at a "normal" time but had to park far away due to lack of parking so was late to 1st period more than I'd like! Kid #2 now drives to school much earlier in the morning to get a good parking spot and isn't late to 1st.[/quote]

If only there was a bus![/quote]

Not all students have access to a bus and sometimes those buses are late too. RM pulls from a large catchment area as well as IB where kids are coming from all over the county. Plus many of you dont think about divorced families. Some kids are inboundary one week and then with the other parent the next without access to an mcps bus. Public buses also run late due to traffic in downtown rockville area and feeder roads like Wootton Pkwy, Falls Rd and West Montgomery with traffic from the courthouse.[/quote]

There is also generally a two mile rule for high school.  Some areas have exceptions but many don't and walking means crossing dangerous roads.

Complaining about kids not getting parking spots is silly as kids don't need to drive except if they need to leave campus for classes/work/internships during the day and MCPS doesn't provide transportation and bus is not available.[/quote]

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