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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]einstein parent here, and I agree that the lack of science AP's is the weak spot. Math is great, however! We love the AP Calc teacher who is also head of the department.

it's true there is no MV calc or higher--but there aren't close to enough kids to fill a class. 30 kids have taken the BC exam in the past three years combined, and of those, only 5 students got a 4 or 5. Just one five. In three years.

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/data/LAR-charts/AP-Exam-by-Subject.html

It's trending upwards, and that's good. But it's wise to ensure the existing options are serving students before considering options that would serve only a tiny minority--and I say that as the parent of one of that tiny minority.

Class offerings notwithstanding, we really like the community at Einstein. For my student, the low-key vibe and supportive, relatively low-drama, chill social environment has been as instrumental to their success as this or that course offering. That might just be us, but I'm really glad my kid is there. [/quote]

There are a handful of kids to take Mv.  They don’t allow kids to take BC without AB in less you fight for it.  If they offered it, more smart kids might choose Einstein.   [/quote]

There are smart kids at Einstein.  They just don't get their needs met.[/quote]

I do think a lot of the bright kids at Einstein are doing the IB diploma. My non-IB kid is doing a weird mix of IB and AP classes as a junior. The school has to support the IB diploma, so if there aren’t enough kids to need both AP and IB courses in a subject, they drop the AP. [/quote]

There aren’t enough as many switch to others schools because they don’t offer it. [/quote]

For years they offered both AP and IB sciences, but they didn't have enough of a cohort to keep each class running, so they stayed with IB.[/quote]

No, they do IB because its an IB school even though few kids graduate IB and many families and students would prefer AP.[/quote]

Yes...the fact that it's an IB school is why they offer IB classes. Everyone understands that. But the point stands that they used to offer AP and IB science classes, but did not have the interest to sustain both.[/quote]

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