Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two hour delay sounds right for Weds, but parts of Moco south of beltway may get 1.5 inches of snow on top of ice so we will see what happens.

Closed. Kids got their food, social time, and assignments. Parents can finally shut up about AP classes and tests. Sleep in. Go sledding. Drink hot chocolate.

AP classes are critical for certain college admissions, so no, we're not going to shut up about it.

And no, we're not going to get that much snow, so schools will open tomorrow. Deal with it.

No they are not. Deal with it.

I strongly suspect the real reason they're doing delayed openings is so elementary school teachers don't need to deal with indoor recess.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two hour delay sounds right for Weds, but parts of Moco south of beltway may get 1.5 inches of snow on top of ice so we will see what happens.

Closed. Kids got their food, social time, and assignments. Parents can finally shut up about AP classes and tests. Sleep in. Go sledding. Drink hot chocolate.

Troll. No one thinks we could close over a potential dusting of snow.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My HS only offers like 4 AP classes and we send kids to Ivies and other top colleges

But if your school offers dozens of AP classes, you look weak if you only took 3 AP classes while other classmates took 8-12. That’s the difference.

This is true. The kids going to top colleges from our school probably take about 12 by the end of senior year. But again, these are kids who can (and often do) study on their own without teachers lecturing to them. I agree that there's a more urgent timing issue with losing classtime with these courses. But it's also the case that these are the kids who can make it work, whether class is in session or not.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My HS only offers like 4 AP classes and we send kids to Ivies and other top colleges

But if your school offers dozens of AP classes, you look weak if you only took 3 AP classes while other classmates took 8-12. That’s the difference.

This is true. The kids going to top colleges from our school probably take about 12 by the end of senior year. But again, these are kids who can (and often do) study on their own without teachers lecturing to them. I agree that there's a more urgent timing issue with losing classtime with these courses. But it's also the case that these are the kids who can make it work, whether class is in session or not.

Anonymous wrote:My HS only offers like 4 AP classes and we send kids to Ivies and other top colleges

But if your school offers dozens of AP classes, you look weak if you only took 3 AP classes while other classmates took 8-12. That’s the difference.

My HS only offers like 4 AP classes and we send kids to Ivies and other top colleges

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two hour delay sounds right for Weds, but parts of Moco south of beltway may get 1.5 inches of snow on top of ice so we will see what happens.

Closed. Kids got their food, social time, and assignments. Parents can finally shut up about AP classes and tests. Sleep in. Go sledding. Drink hot chocolate.

AP classes are critical for certain college admissions, so no, we're not going to shut up about it.

And no, we're not going to get that much snow, so schools will open tomorrow. Deal with it.

This just isn't true. My older kid got into an Ivy without reporting AP scores (took lots of AP classes and didn't report scores). And once you are at the Ivy, AP scores really don't count for anything.

My younger is in AP classes now and spent every day last week doing at least a little something on AP class prep. I didn't urge her to. I just noticed she was doing it. AP kids can keep up without a teacher actually holding class.

Anonymous wrote:Not surprised, and think its the right call...

I'm sure the Mad Mommies of MoCo will be on the warpath anyway. It's what they do. They fume and they yell.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two hour delay sounds right for Weds, but parts of Moco south of beltway may get 1.5 inches of snow on top of ice so we will see what happens.

Closed. Kids got their food, social time, and assignments. Parents can finally shut up about AP classes and tests. Sleep in. Go sledding. Drink hot chocolate.

My kid’s high school was supposed to have AP review classes tomorrow morning and Thursday morning, assuming they opened on time. Now that’s out the window, so I still have something to complain about.

Can people please shovel their sidewalks already?!!! Very few sidewalks on several lots are shovelled and a lot of kids walk to seven local elementary.

Anonymous wrote:You do realize that any AP class content is on college board website and available on Khan Academy should your child need to, or want to, be sure they have covered everything for AP tests. The moco HS course will continue on with the pace of the teacher. Their course grade and AP test score of two separate things so you can make sure they are prepared by working ahead should you feel it necessary. It will all be okay.

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Anonymous wrote:You do realize that any AP class content is on college board website and available on Khan Academy should your child need to, or want to, be sure they have covered everything for AP tests. The moco HS course will continue on with the pace of the teacher. Their course grade and AP test score of two separate things so you can make sure they are prepared by working ahead should you feel it necessary. It will all be okay.

If it's your position that AP kids should be fully capable of teaching with Khan Academy and College Board material themselves, then why do we have the AP classes at all? What is the point of having teachers or sending them to school if you believe the kids should teach themselves?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two hour delay sounds right for Weds, but parts of Moco south of beltway may get 1.5 inches of snow on top of ice so we will see what happens.

Closed. Kids got their food, social time, and assignments. Parents can finally shut up about AP classes and tests. Sleep in. Go sledding. Drink hot chocolate.

Why do you want kids to miss school?

You do realize that any AP class content is on college board website and available on Khan Academy should your child need to, or want to, be sure they have covered everything for AP tests. The moco HS course will continue on with the pace of the teacher. Their course grade and AP test score of two separate things so you can make sure they are prepared by working ahead should you feel it necessary. It will all be okay.