Anonymous wrote:Where are you all seeing curriculum info? Or are you making it up?

There is the presentation that they gave to the 8th graders that discuss this plus the presentations that they have given to parents at various meetings. You can go to YouTube and search for the presentation given to 8th graders in October.

Anonymous wrote:Where are you all seeing curriculum info? Or are you making it up?

Look at SB work session and regular meeting agendas.

Where are you all seeing curriculum info? Or are you making it up?

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Anonymous wrote:If a school offers full AP courses and also offers anything practical or "vocational" why do you disparage it? Legit question. My son got some MS certifications and an AWS cloud certification in high school. He is getting a PhD now in Machine Learning and if I told you the total comp paid in AI/ML post doc positions you would not believe me, so I wont. It was part of his journey of pushing himself at ever level. All the same, wondering why people think AP courses mixed with practical skills or certifications is something to make fun of. I don't get the joke.

Because they have no class. They think they are elite, but they are not too smart.

I work in academia and agree with this. Students with some practical skills are more likely to get to work in faculty labs earlier in their undergrad career, which can help them build their CV/resume. I imagine it would help with getting internships too. Excellent grades with no practical skills are not what people are looking for. Many would rather take a student with good grades and some skills, than top grades and no skills. Students can get really good at playing the game of earning high grades while being clueless on how to function in a lab or work setting where you have to learn quickly and figure out when to troubleshoot on your own and when to ask questions.

Anonymous wrote:If a school offers full AP courses and also offers anything practical or "vocational" why do you disparage it? Legit question. My son got some MS certifications and an AWS cloud certification in high school. He is getting a PhD now in Machine Learning and if I told you the total comp paid in AI/ML post doc positions you would not believe me, so I wont. It was part of his journey of pushing himself at ever level. All the same, wondering why people think AP courses mixed with practical skills or certifications is something to make fun of. I don't get the joke.

Because they have no class. They think they are elite, but they are not too smart.

If a school offers full AP courses and also offers anything practical or "vocational" why do you disparage it? Legit question. My son got some MS certifications and an AWS cloud certification in high school. He is getting a PhD now in Machine Learning and if I told you the total comp paid in AI/ML post doc positions you would not believe me, so I wont. It was part of his journey of pushing himself at ever level. All the same, wondering why people think AP courses mixed with practical skills or certifications is something to make fun of. I don't get the joke.

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Anonymous wrote:Master Barbering I&II (High School) will be offered to students that will be enrolled at Western High school.

You misspelled Bryant.

Master Barbering I&II (High School) will be offered to students that will be enrolled at Western High school.

Omg, thank you. I would have never have seen it - last child and I stopped opening general school emails a while ago!

Anonymous wrote:Did other Carson parents get links for these meetings? We have an 8th grader at Carson and all I can find is a Dec 10 naming meeting invite (who cares about the name, I have no idea)

Yes, it was in today's email.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you asked Navy parents what do they think of this? Over 100 low income housing!

I'm not sure where you're getting this? The FFXNow article says 111 townhomes and 4 of them will be affordable. Out of those 111, probably half will have families. Most of those kids won't be in high school for another 15 years probably.

It's 111 in place of the Flint Hill 3 office building. They are also replacing buildings 1 and 4, plus the Redwood Plaza building. It's 581 new homes total for that office park. And any families moving in will have kids in high school much sooner than "15 years probably."

Don't forget, that's just one redevelopment out of many that have been approved. There's the Fair Oaks Business Park - over 700 more homes, Fairfax Ridge with 400 more homes, the AT&T site with 854 more homes, and the ICF International site with 550 more.
This surge in development isn't something that can just be shrugged off. It needs to be planned for.

FCPS CIP and previous redistrictings haven’t counted new developments until they’ve started building. FWIW, it’s how they end up with situations like Coates, but it’s how they roll…

Did other Carson parents get links for these meetings? We have an 8th grader at Carson and all I can find is a Dec 10 naming meeting invite (who cares about the name, I have no idea)

Carson parents should have an email with links to register for Zoom meetings on Friday morning at 9 am or Friday evening at 6PM.

Parents and caregivers may join optional meetings to hear a brief presentation about the western high school and ask questions. Virtual meetings will be held via Zoom at the following times:

Friday, December 5, at 9 a.m. Register here to receive a zoom link.
Friday, December 5 at 5 p.m. Register here to receive a zoom link.

In addition, families may attend an in-person coffee with the planning principal on Thursday, December 11, at 6 p.m. or on Saturday, December 13, at 10 a.m. Both in-person events will be held at the new high school in the auditorium