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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 2E kid took digital literacy because we were concerned about a foreign language. Kid is off the charts in math/science but struggled with language. Digital literacy was a far better class for writing than the GT/Honors English class. GT English was disorganized and did a pretty poor job modeling effective writing styles and research papers. DL was very good and involved far more longer writing assignments and papers that in the end really made a difference for my kid. It also helped that the kids were writing about more contemporary topics. [/quote]

What MS?

JW doesn’t have an Honors English class for 6th graders!  There is no differentiation.  All 6th graders take the same Advanced English class.  No regular or Honors options.  [/quote]

So kids that aren’t advanced in English take it? Why call it advance? LOL

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They don’t track in middle school?   :shock: Good God. How pathetic.

Yes.  Teachers are expected to differentiate within the class, just as in ES.[/quote][/quote]

Not allowed to track for English or Science.

Most MS do offer a cohort for Math and History (History is a strange choice, IMO).[/quote]

You would think with so many ESOL kids, they would at least differentiate for English. Do the teachers take reading groups too. I mean there are kids reading beyond high school level and kids that don’t speak any English. What literature do they offer them? [/quote]

There are no reading groups in middle school English.  They either take digital literacy or a foreign language or they have ESOL support.  English class once you are done with elementary school is never again about reading groups and centers.  [/quote]

So there is no required reading? No literature assigned? My oldest two goes to private so this is new for us, but their middle school English was a combination of literature (required novels) papers, poetry, essays, grammar, and creative writing. What does public school teach with English? Man, I am getting depressed. [/quote]

Unfortunately, there is not much to MS English in MCPS.  Very little grammar, if any.

My kid gets more detailed writing assignments in HIGH than in non-advanced Advanced English.  [/quote]

But the HIGH kids are mixed this coming year. No cohort. [/quote]

That truly sucks.  HIGH has been my DC’s most engaging class.  And DC doesn’t even love history.  But it’s challenging and engaging and has a great group of kids.  [/quote]

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