Anonymous
01/09/2023 17:12
Subject: Repeating Foreign Language
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My DD also got A's in Spanish 1a/b and 2. She didn't feel she learned basics well enough for when she started Spanish 3 as a freshman. She tried to see if she could retake Spanish 1 but her counselor said no since she got As in Spanish 1 and 2.
Was that suggested or is that a rule? At what grades can one repeat it? B, C?
I believe it's a rule. Guessing that anything lower than an A can be repeated since in that case you can only increase your grade?
That may be a school rule, not a countywide policy. In fact, the grading and reporting regulation says "A student may retake a high school credit-bearing course, no matter the final grade."
https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/policy/pdf/ikara.pdf
Anonymous
01/09/2023 17:06
Subject: Repeating Foreign Language
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:HS transcripts start with 9th grade. The gamesmanship of this idea is solid. Just work with your daughter to understand the thought process behind it. If it's a way to get an easy A on HS transcript, think of the lesson that teaches. If it is way to better prepare her with a solid foundation in a foreign language- stress that point. Students who struggle in advancing language classes often didn't have a strong enough grasp of the foundation. It's not the worst idea.
Middle school grades in language classes also are on the transcript in MCPS.
I am not sure if this is true for the later cohorts. I think the class is on the transcript but not the grades.
The MS classes and their grades are still listed on the transcript, but if the MS grade would lower the GPA, it is excluded from the calculation.
https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/policy/pdf/ikcra.pdf
Anonymous
01/09/2023 16:42
Subject: Repeating Foreign Language
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My DD also got A's in Spanish 1a/b and 2. She didn't feel she learned basics well enough for when she started Spanish 3 as a freshman. She tried to see if she could retake Spanish 1 but her counselor said no since she got As in Spanish 1 and 2.
Was that suggested or is that a rule? At what grades can one repeat it? B, C?
I believe it's a rule. Guessing that anything lower than an A can be repeated since in that case you can only increase your grade?
Anonymous
01/09/2023 16:04
Subject: Repeating Foreign Language
Anonymous wrote:My DD also got A's in Spanish 1a/b and 2. She didn't feel she learned basics well enough for when she started Spanish 3 as a freshman. She tried to see if she could retake Spanish 1 but her counselor said no since she got As in Spanish 1 and 2.
Was that suggested or is that a rule? At what grades can one repeat it? B, C?
Anonymous
01/09/2023 16:03
Subject: Repeating Foreign Language
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:HS transcripts start with 9th grade. The gamesmanship of this idea is solid. Just work with your daughter to understand the thought process behind it. If it's a way to get an easy A on HS transcript, think of the lesson that teaches. If it is way to better prepare her with a solid foundation in a foreign language- stress that point. Students who struggle in advancing language classes often didn't have a strong enough grasp of the foundation. It's not the worst idea.
Middle school grades in language classes also are on the transcript in MCPS.
I am not sure if this is true for the later cohorts. I think the class is on the transcript but not the grades.