Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid nailed the Gov exam but got a 2 in Spanish. Wondering how much of this affects the fact that our school makes kids take AP Spanish as sophomores if they want to get the IB exam. And has a terrible Spanish teacher all kids suffer through as freshmen...anyone else's kid take the Spanish exam as a rising junior?
Is that after year 4 of Spanish or what year?
At our school the typical sequence is
Spanish 1 - 7th grade (and yes, it goes on the transcript!)
Spanish 2 - 8th grade
Spanish 3 - 9th grade
Spanish 4 OR AP Spanish - 10th grade (savvy kids take AP Spanish to avoid the teacher who teaches Spanish 3 and Spanish 4)
IB Spanish - 11th/12th grade
Our non-IB school starts same was but goes 4-5-AP, which is really drawn out. But most kids get 4s and 5s if they make it through all six years. So I wouldn’t worry too much and don’t compare scores with kids who took Spanish for 6-7 years (some take 1 over grades 6 and 7 for slower start/better foundation). I assume he can retake in two years for college credit if desired.
Anonymous wrote:it is very odd. Do individual schools request that error be investigated?Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid shared a text chain when their phone blew up specifically regarding AP Calc AB majority of kids on the text chain got 2’s. From “high performing” FCPS HS. Seems strange for sure.
That is odd. You can check school profile to see previous school distribution. Our MCPS school - strong but not top - had mainly fours and fives on that in past years. Crossing fingers for an administrative error.
it is very odd. Do individual schools request that error be investigated?Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid shared a text chain when their phone blew up specifically regarding AP Calc AB majority of kids on the text chain got 2’s. From “high performing” FCPS HS. Seems strange for sure.
That is odd. You can check school profile to see previous school distribution. Our MCPS school - strong but not top - had mainly fours and fives on that in past years. Crossing fingers for an administrative error.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid nailed the Gov exam but got a 2 in Spanish. Wondering how much of this affects the fact that our school makes kids take AP Spanish as sophomores if they want to get the IB exam. And has a terrible Spanish teacher all kids suffer through as freshmen...anyone else's kid take the Spanish exam as a rising junior?
Is that after year 4 of Spanish or what year?
At our school the typical sequence is
Spanish 1 - 7th grade (and yes, it goes on the transcript!)
Spanish 2 - 8th grade
Spanish 3 - 9th grade
Spanish 4 OR AP Spanish - 10th grade (savvy kids take AP Spanish to avoid the teacher who teaches Spanish 3 and Spanish 4)
IB Spanish - 11th/12th grade
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:DD is who is a rising junior got 5s in Bio and Calc AB and 4s in Lang and Euro. I think she’ll be happy. Her parents certainly are.
You shared her scores on the internet before she even saw them? Rude.
Well, you don’t have any way of identifying her and let’s just say she’s not a big consumer of DCUM so I don’t think anyone is getting hurt but you. When she looked them up after her 6am practice, she was pumped, though. No need to despair on her behalf.
We just feel bad that her parent is so pathetic. I’m sure it shows up in lots of ways.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid nailed the Gov exam but got a 2 in Spanish. Wondering how much of this affects the fact that our school makes kids take AP Spanish as sophomores if they want to get the IB exam. And has a terrible Spanish teacher all kids suffer through as freshmen...anyone else's kid take the Spanish exam as a rising junior?
Is that after year 4 of Spanish or what year?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:5 in Gov for my rising 10th grader. Yea! (Though they recentered the scoring on this test a couple years ago with easier scoring. Grade inflation for the APs!)
What school system has 9th graders taking AP US Govt? This is weird to me.
MCPS. Some take in 10th if they do Honors US in 9th (and no APUSH in HS) but many do AP Gov in 9th then APUSH in 10th. AP World is 11th.
Wow! Very different from most preferred/common track in fcps:
Soph: AP World
Jun: APUS
Sen: AP Gov
Soph
That’s like how it was when I was a kid (but no AP for world). But AP Gov is really just a semester class traditionally so I think it makes sense to start with it since it’s less content. Coming off 8th grade US history, it’s a logical path. APUSH is more difficult but builds nicely as a next course after Gov.
I don’t of any kid in my DD’s fcps school that took any APs freshman year.
Anonymous wrote:My kid shared a text chain when their phone blew up specifically regarding AP Calc AB majority of kids on the text chain got 2’s. From “high performing” FCPS HS. Seems strange for sure.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:5 in Gov for my rising 10th grader. Yea! (Though they recentered the scoring on this test a couple years ago with easier scoring. Grade inflation for the APs!)
What school system has 9th graders taking AP US Govt? This is weird to me.
MCPS. Some take in 10th if they do Honors US in 9th (and no APUSH in HS) but many do AP Gov in 9th then APUSH in 10th. AP World is 11th.
Wow! Very different from most preferred/common track in fcps:
Soph: AP World
Jun: APUS
Sen: AP Gov
Soph
That’s like how it was when I was a kid (but no AP for world). But AP Gov is really just a semester class traditionally so I think it makes sense to start with it since it’s less content. Coming off 8th grade US history, it’s a logical path. APUSH is more difficult but builds nicely as a next course after Gov.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:5 in Gov for my rising 10th grader. Yea! (Though they recentered the scoring on this test a couple years ago with easier scoring. Grade inflation for the APs!)
What school system has 9th graders taking AP US Govt? This is weird to me.
MCPS. Some take in 10th if they do Honors US in 9th (and no APUSH in HS) but many do AP Gov in 9th then APUSH in 10th. AP World is 11th.
Wow! Very different from most preferred/common track in fcps:
Soph: AP World
Jun: APUS
Sen: AP Gov
Soph