Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You don’t get put into classes based on perceived capabilities, you get put into classes based on what credits you have. Sometimes you don’t have the prerequisite for a class and can’t take it and sometimes your credits don’t transfer from another country. This isn’t personal. A 7th grader for example can never take AP US History, they don’t have the required prerequisite courses. Even if they’re savant level knowledgeable of U.S. history.

But a 9th grader can take APWH, can't they? So why can't OP's kid?

Anonymous wrote:You don’t get put into classes based on perceived capabilities, you get put into classes based on what credits you have. Sometimes you don’t have the prerequisite for a class and can’t take it and sometimes your credits don’t transfer from another country. This isn’t personal. A 7th grader for example can never take AP US History, they don’t have the required prerequisite courses. Even if they’re savant level knowledgeable of U.S. history.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you have documentation and transcripts of some sort showing HS level classes taken, this should not be a problem. There are freshman in calculus. Alg 2 as a freshman is advanced but yes, we have freshman in higher classes.

The issue comes when kids move here without transcripts or only the parents word that they “took calculus” or “calculus topics.” Schools can’t place them in classes based upon that.

This is not discrimination. If you are that unhappy, contact NOVA as the other poster suggested, and inquire about direct enrollment. -math teacher

This. Have your child pass their GED and enroll them at NOVA with a view to transferring to a 4-year college after two years. If your child is as advanced as you claim they are, no need to have them bored for three more years and your kid could graduate from college at 19.

-another math teacher

Anonymous wrote:This is about one of the stupidest posts I’ve ever seen on here and that is saying something.

The way you wrote it OP, it sounded like they wanted to put your child in remedial classes because they’re Asian. I’m like WTF no Asian kid I know is in remedial classes.

It’s not like there are tons of white kids taking calculus in 9th grade. You are not going to get much sympathy here by coming on here with outrageous entitled demands and accusing people of racism.

Anonymous wrote:You don’t get put into classes based on perceived capabilities, you get put into classes based on what credits you have. Sometimes you don’t have the prerequisite for a class and can’t take it and sometimes your credits don’t transfer from another country. This isn’t personal. A 7th grader for example can never take AP US History, they don’t have the required prerequisite courses. Even if they’re savant level knowledgeable of U.S. history.

Anonymous wrote:You don’t get put into classes based on perceived capabilities, you get put into classes based on what credits you have. Sometimes you don’t have the prerequisite for a class and can’t take it and sometimes your credits don’t transfer from another country. This isn’t personal. A 7th grader for example can never take AP US History, they don’t have the required prerequisite courses. Even if they’re savant level knowledgeable of U.S. history.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS administration is ignorant at best and racist at most. A lot of new comers to the U.S, especially Asians, are treated as "inferior" or incapable of adjusting to the American education system. My son, as well as the children of my contemporaries (who are immigrants) have been downgraded to low-level classes (basically regular -- non AP or honors) when they are far more capable in tackling advanced topics. Because of this flawed system, my child is behind in all subjects and fields by an entire year because the counselling unit decided to push back all his subjects into their pre requisites. E.g --> his capabilities aligned with the AP calculus course but he was pushed back into the regular algebra 2 course. His knowledge in history in his previous school back in Asia aligned with AP WH, but was pushed back, again, to the pre requisite history course. And finally, many of his previous classes back in his previous school that tackled important STEM subjects (chemistry, biology and physics) were voided and now he has to make up for such credits in future years. His entire freshman year was marked by redundancy as he breezed through everything as these topics were discussed the previous year already. And finally, his GPA was deflated as this administration did not recognize that subjects he took in his previous school were in a higher magnitude of difficulty.

This is just my story and there are so much more hidden incidents that are being swept up under the rug: lost credits that were unavailed, mistreatment by the teachers or mentors, etc. Please recognise that coming from a different educational background isn't necessarily INFERIOR.

FCPS’ school board (with the exception of Moon) is unquestionably hostile toward Asian students and their families.

It is truly a disgrace.

This is true for a lot of school based administrators too especially at the elementary and middle school levels.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS administration is ignorant at best and racist at most. A lot of new comers to the U.S, especially Asians, are treated as "inferior" or incapable of adjusting to the American education system. My son, as well as the children of my contemporaries (who are immigrants) have been downgraded to low-level classes (basically regular -- non AP or honors) when they are far more capable in tackling advanced topics. Because of this flawed system, my child is behind in all subjects and fields by an entire year because the counselling unit decided to push back all his subjects into their pre requisites. E.g --> his capabilities aligned with the AP calculus course but he was pushed back into the regular algebra 2 course. His knowledge in history in his previous school back in Asia aligned with AP WH, but was pushed back, again, to the pre requisite history course. And finally, many of his previous classes back in his previous school that tackled important STEM subjects (chemistry, biology and physics) were voided and now he has to make up for such credits in future years. His entire freshman year was marked by redundancy as he breezed through everything as these topics were discussed the previous year already. And finally, his GPA was deflated as this administration did not recognize that subjects he took in his previous school were in a higher magnitude of difficulty.

This is just my story and there are so much more hidden incidents that are being swept up under the rug: lost credits that were unavailed, mistreatment by the teachers or mentors, etc. Please recognise that coming from a different educational background isn't necessarily INFERIOR.

FCPS’ school board (with the exception of Moon) is unquestionably hostile toward Asian students and their families.

It is truly a disgrace.

Anonymous wrote:FCPS administration is ignorant at best and racist at most. A lot of new comers to the U.S, especially Asians, are treated as "inferior" or incapable of adjusting to the American education system. My son, as well as the children of my contemporaries (who are immigrants) have been downgraded to low-level classes (basically regular -- non AP or honors) when they are far more capable in tackling advanced topics. Because of this flawed system, my child is behind in all subjects and fields by an entire year because the counselling unit decided to push back all his subjects into their pre requisites. E.g --> his capabilities aligned with the AP calculus course but he was pushed back into the regular algebra 2 course. His knowledge in history in his previous school back in Asia aligned with AP WH, but was pushed back, again, to the pre requisite history course. And finally, many of his previous classes back in his previous school that tackled important STEM subjects (chemistry, biology and physics) were voided and now he has to make up for such credits in future years. His entire freshman year was marked by redundancy as he breezed through everything as these topics were discussed the previous year already. And finally, his GPA was deflated as this administration did not recognize that subjects he took in his previous school were in a higher magnitude of difficulty.

This is just my story and there are so much more hidden incidents that are being swept up under the rug: lost credits that were unavailed, mistreatment by the teachers or mentors, etc. Please recognise that coming from a different educational background isn't necessarily INFERIOR.

Anonymous wrote:Why did you move here? Clearly the US is a downgrade.

Anonymous wrote:FCPS administration is ignorant at best and racist at most. A lot of new comers to the U.S, especially Asians, are treated as "inferior" or incapable of adjusting to the American education system. My son, as well as the children of my contemporaries (who are immigrants) have been downgraded to low-level classes (basically regular -- non AP or honors) when they are far more capable in tackling advanced topics. Because of this flawed system, my child is behind in all subjects and fields by an entire year because the counselling unit decided to push back all his subjects into their pre requisites. E.g --> his capabilities aligned with the AP calculus course but he was pushed back into the regular algebra 2 course. His knowledge in history in his previous school back in Asia aligned with AP WH, but was pushed back, again, to the pre requisite history course. And finally, many of his previous classes back in his previous school that tackled important STEM subjects (chemistry, biology and physics) were voided and now he has to make up for such credits in future years. His entire freshman year was marked by redundancy as he breezed through everything as these topics were discussed the previous year already. And finally, his GPA was deflated as this administration did not recognize that subjects he took in his previous school were in a higher magnitude of difficulty.

This is just my story and there are so much more hidden incidents that are being swept up under the rug: lost credits that were unavailed, mistreatment by the teachers or mentors, etc. Please recognise that coming from a different educational background isn't necessarily INFERIOR.

Anonymous wrote:If you have documentation and transcripts of some sort showing HS level classes taken, this should not be a problem. There are freshman in calculus. Alg 2 as a freshman is advanced but yes, we have freshman in higher classes.

The issue comes when kids move here without transcripts or only the parents word that they “took calculus” or “calculus topics.” Schools can’t place them in classes based upon that.

This is not discrimination. If you are that unhappy, contact NOVA as the other poster suggested, and inquire about direct enrollment. -math teacher