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Anonymous wrote:I wrote to the MD BOE to ask if they can waive this requirement for the 2025 class due to the reasons you listed and they basically said No and they are looking for alternative ways for kids to get credit. my kid had her 4 years mapped out and this is affecting her schedule since it is hard to find another 1 semester class to match with the health b class.
the fact that it isnt even rolled out yet is frustrating and unfair.

Why doesn't she just take the online Health B?

MCPS offers lots of one semester option.

That's not available until Junior year. An additional class during that year is not a great idea.

Then why don't they take it at local summer school the summer after sophomore year? You're looking for something to be upset about.

The school system is offering all of these choices:

A) at their local school the summer after sophomore or junior year

B) at their local school during sophomore, junior or senior year

C) online during junior or senior year

D) At central summer school the summer between junior and senior year.

That's hardly a lack of options. They have 9 opportunities to take the course.

Do you have a college bound student in High School. This is one of several non-academic requirements that do not beenfit the students. Re in person summer school - Local summer school is mysterious and hard to find and it takes more parental time and commute than central which is online at convenient evening hours.

Health is an academic class. Events in our country have made it crystal clear that they need more information about this academic subject in the curriculum. They made it an easy honors class so it benefits their GPA's.

The kids I know walk to their local summer school classes or take public transportation. It's not that hard.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wrote to the MD BOE to ask if they can waive this requirement for the 2025 class due to the reasons you listed and they basically said No and they are looking for alternative ways for kids to get credit. my kid had her 4 years mapped out and this is affecting her schedule since it is hard to find another 1 semester class to match with the health b class.
the fact that it isnt even rolled out yet is frustrating and unfair.

Why doesn't she just take the online Health B?

MCPS offers lots of one semester option.

That's not available until Junior year. An additional class during that year is not a great idea.

Then why don't they take it at local summer school the summer after sophomore year? You're looking for something to be upset about.

The school system is offering all of these choices:

A) at their local school the summer after sophomore or junior year

B) at their local school during sophomore, junior or senior year

C) online during junior or senior year

D) At central summer school the summer between junior and senior year.

That's hardly a lack of options. They have 9 opportunities to take the course.

Do you have a college bound student in High School. This is one of several non-academic requirements that do not beenfit the students. Re in person summer school - Local summer school is mysterious and hard to find and it takes more parental time and commute than central which is online at convenient evening hours.

Health is an academic class. Events in our country have made it crystal clear that they need more information about this academic subject in the curriculum. They made it an easy honors class so it benefits their GPA's.

The kids I know walk to their local summer school classes or take public transportation. It's not that hard.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wrote to the MD BOE to ask if they can waive this requirement for the 2025 class due to the reasons you listed and they basically said No and they are looking for alternative ways for kids to get credit. my kid had her 4 years mapped out and this is affecting her schedule since it is hard to find another 1 semester class to match with the health b class.
the fact that it isnt even rolled out yet is frustrating and unfair.

Why doesn't she just take the online Health B?

MCPS offers lots of one semester option.

That's not available until Junior year. An additional class during that year is not a great idea.

Then why don't they take it at local summer school the summer after sophomore year? You're looking for something to be upset about.

The school system is offering all of these choices:

A) at their local school the summer after sophomore or junior year

B) at their local school during sophomore, junior or senior year

C) online during junior or senior year

D) At central summer school the summer between junior and senior year.

That's hardly a lack of options. They have 9 opportunities to take the course.

Do you have a college bound student in High School. This is one of several non-academic requirements that do not beenfit the students. Re in person summer school - Local summer school is mysterious and hard to find and it takes more parental time and commute than central which is online at convenient evening hours.

Health is an academic class. Events in our country have made it crystal clear that they need more information about this academic subject in the curriculum. They made it an easy honors class so it benefits their GPA's.

The kids I know walk to their local summer school classes or take public transportation. It's not that hard.
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No offense intended on Health, but it certainly is not on the list of ẗhe highest academic level for college admission. Our high school has not offered an academic class in person in several years. So, obviously that makes it harder.

No college is going to hold it against you if you took a class that was required for graduation. Kids from states that require 4 years of PE get into the same selective colleges that kids from states that require 1 year get into.

This is an advantage for kids who are seeking that "most academically challenging" designation because it's a way to get a little bit of a break, while not sacrificing the designation, or their GPA.

The selective colleges will not buy the honors designation for Health and will recalculate it.

But they'll be calculating every kid in the state. So it's not like this is aiding the competition.

Let's not mix our apples and oranges. A PP said, "yay, low stress honors class!" Another PP said, "It doesn't really count as honors, colleges won't buy it as an academic class." Both are valid perspectives. It will bump GPA so there is not a non honors penalty for HS students taking the class. But it is not a class that is going to scream " wow, academic achievement" to HYP