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Anonymous wrote:Northwood should have the criteria-based performing arts program reinstated ASAP for starters.

But why? I have a child who wants to join the Law Academy at Northwood. When my oldest attended Northwood, the arts program wasn’t that prominent. I fully support Einstein having the Performing Arts Magnet — that’s what the school is known for. However, the real issue is that the county seems unwilling to give Northwood the Humanities program because they don’t view our students as thinkers, future lawmakers, or leaders. A Humanities program could benefit Northwood tremendously, but instead, they’re giving both of our academy programs to the “W” schools.

there's only one "w" school in the region....

Oh come on, you know what she means. Lots of people consider BCC an honorary W school.

B-CC, with a 25% FARMS rate and less than 50% white, is very different from Whitman. It’s convenient for people on this board to lump them together to say “the W schools” are getting everything in an us vs. them way, but it’s not that simple.

To those of us in schools that are 60%+ FARMS, that makes BCC the same as any W school. And you not realizing that is part of the problem.

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Anonymous wrote:Northwood should have the criteria-based performing arts program reinstated ASAP for starters.

But why? I have a child who wants to join the Law Academy at Northwood. When my oldest attended Northwood, the arts program wasn’t that prominent. I fully support Einstein having the Performing Arts Magnet — that’s what the school is known for. However, the real issue is that the county seems unwilling to give Northwood the Humanities program because they don’t view our students as thinkers, future lawmakers, or leaders. A Humanities program could benefit Northwood tremendously, but instead, they’re giving both of our academy programs to the “W” schools.

You are out of the loop. Northwood theater has become a highly regarded program since Mr. Harwood took over. Sadly, Einstein’s program is on the decline after Mr. Smealie retired. Northwood did unedited Rent and Antigone (as in Sophocles Greek tragedy) last year and they were fantastic. They did that without an auditorium which is even more impressive.

Northwood parents are absolutely fighting for that theater program.

Didn’t an Einstein 2025 graduate perform on a Broadway stage last year? And didn’t the school have a Cappie Award winner the year before that? My child is also a theatre kid, but let’s not downplay the strength of Einstein’s theatre program. Besides, a Humanities program would still include a strong theatre component. The truth is, Einstein doesn’t have a foundation in humanities — that program would be a much better fit for Northwood.

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Anonymous wrote:Northwood should have the criteria-based performing arts program reinstated ASAP for starters.

But why? I have a child who wants to join the Law Academy at Northwood. When my oldest attended Northwood, the arts program wasn’t that prominent. I fully support Einstein having the Performing Arts Magnet — that’s what the school is known for. However, the real issue is that the county seems unwilling to give Northwood the Humanities program because they don’t view our students as thinkers, future lawmakers, or leaders. A Humanities program could benefit Northwood tremendously, but instead, they’re giving both of our academy programs to the “W” schools.

there's only one "w" school in the region....

Oh come on, you know what she means. Lots of people consider BCC an honorary W school.

B-CC, with a 25% FARMS rate and less than 50% white, is very different from Whitman. It’s convenient for people on this board to lump them together to say “the W schools” are getting everything in an us vs. them way, but it’s not that simple.

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Anonymous wrote:BOE just added criteria-based theater back to Northwood. No STEM criteria-based added back. So half victory?

Crazy the flip flop.

MCPS isn't thinking this out at all. Its crazy that there is no stem between Einstein and Northwood and those kids are going to miss out like they currently do.

Please stop posting this misinformation. They may not have as many STEM classes as other schools, but it's just false to stay there is no STEM.

Please share with us how much stem is there.

There is up to calc bc, two engineering classes taught at the same time and two computer science. There are no AP science classes. It is bare bones. Compare it to other schools.

This actually isn’t true. Northwood has AP Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Science (maybe more). That said, there should be a criteria-based STEM program there, not just performing arts.

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Anonymous wrote:Northwood should have the criteria-based performing arts program reinstated ASAP for starters.

But why? I have a child who wants to join the Law Academy at Northwood. When my oldest attended Northwood, the arts program wasn’t that prominent. I fully support Einstein having the Performing Arts Magnet — that’s what the school is known for. However, the real issue is that the county seems unwilling to give Northwood the Humanities program because they don’t view our students as thinkers, future lawmakers, or leaders. A Humanities program could benefit Northwood tremendously, but instead, they’re giving both of our academy programs to the “W” schools.

there's only one "w" school in the region....

Oh come on, you know what she means. Lots of people consider BCC an honorary W school.

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Anonymous wrote:BOE just added criteria-based theater back to Northwood. No STEM criteria-based added back. So half victory?

Crazy the flip flop.

MCPS isn't thinking this out at all. Its crazy that there is no stem between Einstein and Northwood and those kids are going to miss out like they currently do.

Please stop posting this misinformation. They may not have as many STEM classes as other schools, but it's just false to stay there is no STEM.

Please share with us how much stem is there.

There is up to calc bc, two engineering classes taught at the same time and two computer science. There are no AP science classes. It is bare bones. Compare it to other schools.

This actually isn’t true. Northwood has AP Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Science (maybe more). That said, there should be a criteria-based STEM program there, not just performing arts.

How about good stem courses at every school. How about engineering and computer science? How about math?

The previous post said up to Calc BC. TBH, how many kids are able to take beyond the STEM offerings noted above, both in terms of meeting the pre-requisite requirements and time to fit in additional classes?

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Anonymous wrote:Northwood should have the criteria-based performing arts program reinstated ASAP for starters.

But why? I have a child who wants to join the Law Academy at Northwood. When my oldest attended Northwood, the arts program wasn’t that prominent. I fully support Einstein having the Performing Arts Magnet — that’s what the school is known for. However, the real issue is that the county seems unwilling to give Northwood the Humanities program because they don’t view our students as thinkers, future lawmakers, or leaders. A Humanities program could benefit Northwood tremendously, but instead, they’re giving both of our academy programs to the “W” schools.

You are out of the loop. Northwood theater has become a highly regarded program since Mr. Harwood took over. Sadly, Einstein’s program is on the decline after Mr. Smealie retired. Northwood did unedited Rent and Antigone (as in Sophocles Greek tragedy) last year and they were fantastic. They did that without an auditorium which is even more impressive.

Northwood parents are absolutely fighting for that theater program.

Your one sided beef with Einstein is odd.

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Anonymous wrote:BOE just added criteria-based theater back to Northwood. No STEM criteria-based added back. So half victory?

Crazy the flip flop.

MCPS isn't thinking this out at all. Its crazy that there is no stem between Einstein and Northwood and those kids are going to miss out like they currently do.

Please stop posting this misinformation. They may not have as many STEM classes as other schools, but it's just false to stay there is no STEM.

Please share with us how much stem is there.

There is up to calc bc, two engineering classes taught at the same time and two computer science. There are no AP science classes. It is bare bones. Compare it to other schools.

This actually isn’t true. Northwood has AP Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Science (maybe more). That said, there should be a criteria-based STEM program there, not just performing arts.

How about good stem courses at every school. How about engineering and computer science? How about math?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BOE just added criteria-based theater back to Northwood. No STEM criteria-based added back. So half victory?

Crazy the flip flop.

MCPS isn't thinking this out at all. Its crazy that there is no stem between Einstein and Northwood and those kids are going to miss out like they currently do.

Please stop posting this misinformation. They may not have as many STEM classes as other schools, but it's just false to stay there is no STEM.

Please share with us how much stem is there.

There is up to calc bc, two engineering classes taught at the same time and two computer science. There are no AP science classes. It is bare bones. Compare it to other schools.

This actually isn’t true. Northwood has AP Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Science (maybe more). That said, there should be a criteria-based STEM program there, not just performing arts.

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Anonymous wrote:BOE just added criteria-based theater back to Northwood. No STEM criteria-based added back. So half victory?

Crazy the flip flop.

MCPS isn't thinking this out at all. Its crazy that there is no stem between Einstein and Northwood and those kids are going to miss out like they currently do.

Please stop posting this misinformation. They may not have as many STEM classes as other schools, but it's just false to stay there is no STEM.

Please share with us how much stem is there.

There is up to calc bc, two engineering classes taught at the same time and two computer science. There are no AP science classes. It is bare bones. Compare it to other schools.

This actually isn’t true. Northwood has AP Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Science (maybe more). That said, there should be a criteria-based STEM program there, not just performing arts.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BOE just added criteria-based theater back to Northwood. No STEM criteria-based added back. So half victory?

Crazy the flip flop.

MCPS isn't thinking this out at all. Its crazy that there is no stem between Einstein and Northwood and those kids are going to miss out like they currently do.

Please stop posting this misinformation. They may not have as many STEM classes as other schools, but it's just false to stay there is no STEM.

Please share with us how much stem is there.

There is up to calc bc, two engineering classes taught at the same time and two computer science. There are no AP science classes. It is bare bones. Compare it to other schools.

This actually isn’t true. Northwood has AP Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Science (maybe more). That said, there should be a criteria-based STEM program there, not just performing arts.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BOE just added criteria-based theater back to Northwood. No STEM criteria-based added back. So half victory?

Crazy the flip flop.

MCPS isn't thinking this out at all. Its crazy that there is no stem between Einstein and Northwood and those kids are going to miss out like they currently do.

Please stop posting this misinformation. They may not have as many STEM classes as other schools, but it's just false to stay there is no STEM.

Please share with us how much stem is there.

There is up to calc bc, two engineering classes taught at the same time and two computer science. There are no AP science classes. It is bare bones. Compare it to other schools.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BOE just added criteria-based theater back to Northwood. No STEM criteria-based added back. So half victory?

Crazy the flip flop.

MCPS isn't thinking this out at all. Its crazy that there is no stem between Einstein and Northwood and those kids are going to miss out like they currently do.

Please stop posting this misinformation. They may not have as many STEM classes as other schools, but it's just false to stay there is no STEM.

Please share with us how much stem is there.

There is up to calc bc, two engineering classes taught at the same time and two computer science. There are no AP science classes. It is bare bones. Compare it to other schools.