Anonymous wrote:What's "embarrassing" about taking health?

It includes info on puberty and stuff.

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Anonymous wrote:Data in today's BOE hints at why they shifted away from virtual summer school: A lot of kids flunked.

37% of virtual summer school students got a D or "No Grade Due to Failure"
31% of in-person summer school students got a D or "No Grade Due to Failure"

In absolute numbers, that 5,787 virtual summer school students who got a D or "No Grade Due to Failure" versus 362 in-person summer school students who got a D or "No Grade Due to Failure."

I mean, you could look at the numbers a different way. Students signed up for over 15,000 summer courses virtually and just over 1,100 courses in person. So virtual was much much more preferable for families for a variety of reasons. Color me skeptical that the students who’ve already failed a course are going to have an easy time being convinced to attend full school day long courses in person with limited central stop transportation at a high school that probably isn’t their home school.

I think it’s more that the most likely to fail kids preferred virtual bc they weren’t going to show up or do the work anyway.

Anonymous wrote:Data in today's BOE hints at why they shifted away from virtual summer school: A lot of kids flunked.

37% of virtual summer school students got a D or "No Grade Due to Failure"
31% of in-person summer school students got a D or "No Grade Due to Failure"

In absolute numbers, that 5,787 virtual summer school students who got a D or "No Grade Due to Failure" versus 362 in-person summer school students who got a D or "No Grade Due to Failure."

I mean, you could look at the numbers a different way. Students signed up for over 15,000 summer courses virtually and just over 1,100 courses in person. So virtual was much much more preferable for families for a variety of reasons. Color me skeptical that the students who’ve already failed a course are going to have an easy time being convinced to attend full school day long courses in person with limited central stop transportation at a high school that probably isn’t their home school.

Data in today's BOE hints at why they shifted away from virtual summer school: A lot of kids flunked.

37% of virtual summer school students got a D or "No Grade Due to Failure"
31% of in-person summer school students got a D or "No Grade Due to Failure"

In absolute numbers, that 5,787 virtual summer school students who got a D or "No Grade Due to Failure" versus 362 in-person summer school students who got a D or "No Grade Due to Failure."

Anonymous wrote:With six in-person sites, it sounds like they will go with one school per region for the in-person classes. Does anyone know if they provide bus service jn the summer, or do you have to get your kid there?

They may offer central pick up pints but you are probably responsible.

With six in-person sites, it sounds like they will go with one school per region for the in-person classes. Does anyone know if they provide bus service jn the summer, or do you have to get your kid there?

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Anonymous wrote:My current junior took Health A over the summer and is taking B online now. There is no charge to take it online during the school year.

How does this work? Where/how do you sign up?

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/onlinelearning/courses/health/

Registration opens Jan 5

DP. Thank you! Do you know if they process registrations in the order received? So we should get on as soon as they open if our kid wants a spot?

No idea how they are processed. But why wouldn't you register when you can? You know the date it opens and it doesn't cost you anything.

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Anonymous wrote:My current junior took Health A over the summer and is taking B online now. There is no charge to take it online during the school year.

How does this work? Where/how do you sign up?

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/onlinelearning/courses/health/

Registration opens Jan 5

DP. Thank you! Do you know if they process registrations in the order received? So we should get on as soon as they open if our kid wants a spot?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My current junior took Health A over the summer and is taking B online now. There is no charge to take it online during the school year.

How does this work? Where/how do you sign up?

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/onlinelearning/courses/health/

Registration opens Jan 5

Anonymous wrote:My current junior took Health A over the summer and is taking B online now. There is no charge to take it online during the school year.

How does this work? Where/how do you sign up?

Summer school is only 2 weeks per session?

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/extendedhours/summerschool/central-high-school-summer-school-program/

July 7: First day of classes for Session 1

July 21: Last day of Session 1 courses


July 23: First day of Session 2 courses

August 6: Last day of Session 2 courses

What's "embarrassing" about taking health?

My current junior took Health A over the summer and is taking B online now. There is no charge to take it online during the school year.

Both of my kids did online health. Was free for older one. Paid for younger one who preferred the summer online format since it was less embarrassing. Health used to be a single semester so was hard to schedule. My kids were able to work and do the health class. I think it’s fine now to do during school year.

I do want to comment on your last statement on “dream school”. My oldest went through SMCS including the accelerated math pathway with a 4.0, 12 APs, won a national level programming competition and was a 4 year varsity athlete. They did not get into their “dream” school at the time. I would nip the notion of that in the bud now Concentrate on what she wants to do and the numerous ways to get there.

One way to do health for free is to take MC HLTH105 during the fall or spring semester. It is asynchronous online. Dual enrollment (jump start to college) is free during fall and spring (not winter or summer).

You can get a full year of PE credit with HLTH125 but it is not asynch