Anonymous
08/28/2022 12:13
Subject: Re:When can high school students see their class schedule?
I’m a teacher who teaches year long courses.
I wish they didn’t shuffle so many kids from semester A to semester B.
The kids who are with me for the entire year, I get to know them so much better.
I also teach primarily juniors so knowing students well really helps me when writing college recommendations
I wish they didn’t shuffle so many kids from semester A to semester B.
The kids who are with me for the entire year, I get to know them so much better.
I also teach primarily juniors so knowing students well really helps me when writing college recommendations
Anonymous
08/28/2022 11:04
Subject: Re:When can high school students see their class schedule?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is it so hard for them to stay assigned to the same teacher for both semesters? Five out of my kid's seven classes have different teachers listed for Semester 2.
I find this odd also. Only the case for 3 classes, but it seems weird.
It's not weird. It's partly because there are some classes which are 1 semester only. And it's beneficial. My kid had a terrible Math teacher in semester 1 last year and a fantastic one in semester 2.
It can be beneficial, but I do think it is weird. I understand that there are some 1-semester-only classes, but if a student is not taking any of them, it would seem reasonable to try to keep the same teacher for both semesters. My 9th grader will have two different English, Math, Science, History, and Spanish teachers this year, and none of those are 1-semester-only classes. My older kid had a similar phenomenon in 9th, but it was less of an issue in later years.
I think it's that the scheduling software considers the "A" and "B" semester classes as two separate, un-linked classes, so essentially all classes are 1-semester-only. It just hasn't been configured to prioritize finding a "B" class teacher that matches the "A" class teacher.
I don't see why it matters.
Different teachers have different approaches. It can be hard for some students to adjust in January to a new way of doing things. To be equitable, either no one should switch teachers or everyone should switch teachers.
I disagree. Sometimes it’s good for kids to switch at the semester because a different teacher might work better for them
But for every kid who gets a better teacher, there's another kid who gets a worse teacher.
Anonymous
08/28/2022 09:29
Subject: Re:When can high school students see their class schedule?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is it so hard for them to stay assigned to the same teacher for both semesters? Five out of my kid's seven classes have different teachers listed for Semester 2.
I find this odd also. Only the case for 3 classes, but it seems weird.
It's not weird. It's partly because there are some classes which are 1 semester only. And it's beneficial. My kid had a terrible Math teacher in semester 1 last year and a fantastic one in semester 2.
It can be beneficial, but I do think it is weird. I understand that there are some 1-semester-only classes, but if a student is not taking any of them, it would seem reasonable to try to keep the same teacher for both semesters. My 9th grader will have two different English, Math, Science, History, and Spanish teachers this year, and none of those are 1-semester-only classes. My older kid had a similar phenomenon in 9th, but it was less of an issue in later years.
I think it's that the scheduling software considers the "A" and "B" semester classes as two separate, un-linked classes, so essentially all classes are 1-semester-only. It just hasn't been configured to prioritize finding a "B" class teacher that matches the "A" class teacher.
I don't see why it matters.
Different teachers have different approaches. It can be hard for some students to adjust in January to a new way of doing things. To be equitable, either no one should switch teachers or everyone should switch teachers.
I disagree. Sometimes it’s good for kids to switch at the semester because a different teacher might work better for them
Anonymous
08/28/2022 09:22
Subject: Re:When can high school students see their class schedule?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is it so hard for them to stay assigned to the same teacher for both semesters? Five out of my kid's seven classes have different teachers listed for Semester 2.
I find this odd also. Only the case for 3 classes, but it seems weird.
It's not weird. It's partly because there are some classes which are 1 semester only. And it's beneficial. My kid had a terrible Math teacher in semester 1 last year and a fantastic one in semester 2.
It can be beneficial, but I do think it is weird. I understand that there are some 1-semester-only classes, but if a student is not taking any of them, it would seem reasonable to try to keep the same teacher for both semesters. My 9th grader will have two different English, Math, Science, History, and Spanish teachers this year, and none of those are 1-semester-only classes. My older kid had a similar phenomenon in 9th, but it was less of an issue in later years.
I think it's that the scheduling software considers the "A" and "B" semester classes as two separate, un-linked classes, so essentially all classes are 1-semester-only. It just hasn't been configured to prioritize finding a "B" class teacher that matches the "A" class teacher.
I don't see why it matters.
Different teachers have different approaches. It can be hard for some students to adjust in January to a new way of doing things. To be equitable, either no one should switch teachers or everyone should switch teachers.
Logistically, as long as they offer one-semester courses there will always be some shuffling between semesters.
Anonymous
08/27/2022 21:26
Subject: Re:When can high school students see their class schedule?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is it so hard for them to stay assigned to the same teacher for both semesters? Five out of my kid's seven classes have different teachers listed for Semester 2.
I find this odd also. Only the case for 3 classes, but it seems weird.
It's not weird. It's partly because there are some classes which are 1 semester only. And it's beneficial. My kid had a terrible Math teacher in semester 1 last year and a fantastic one in semester 2.
It can be beneficial, but I do think it is weird. I understand that there are some 1-semester-only classes, but if a student is not taking any of them, it would seem reasonable to try to keep the same teacher for both semesters. My 9th grader will have two different English, Math, Science, History, and Spanish teachers this year, and none of those are 1-semester-only classes. My older kid had a similar phenomenon in 9th, but it was less of an issue in later years.
I think it's that the scheduling software considers the "A" and "B" semester classes as two separate, un-linked classes, so essentially all classes are 1-semester-only. It just hasn't been configured to prioritize finding a "B" class teacher that matches the "A" class teacher.
I don't see why it matters.
Different teachers have different approaches. It can be hard for some students to adjust in January to a new way of doing things. To be equitable, either no one should switch teachers or everyone should switch teachers.
Anonymous
08/26/2022 11:40
Subject: Re:When can high school students see their class schedule?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is it so hard for them to stay assigned to the same teacher for both semesters? Five out of my kid's seven classes have different teachers listed for Semester 2.
I find this odd also. Only the case for 3 classes, but it seems weird.
It's not weird. It's partly because there are some classes which are 1 semester only. And it's beneficial. My kid had a terrible Math teacher in semester 1 last year and a fantastic one in semester 2.
It can be beneficial, but I do think it is weird. I understand that there are some 1-semester-only classes, but if a student is not taking any of them, it would seem reasonable to try to keep the same teacher for both semesters. My 9th grader will have two different English, Math, Science, History, and Spanish teachers this year, and none of those are 1-semester-only classes. My older kid had a similar phenomenon in 9th, but it was less of an issue in later years.
I think it's that the scheduling software considers the "A" and "B" semester classes as two separate, un-linked classes, so essentially all classes are 1-semester-only. It just hasn't been configured to prioritize finding a "B" class teacher that matches the "A" class teacher.
I don't see why it matters.
Anonymous
08/25/2022 21:43
Subject: When can high school students see their class schedule?
Northwood is up.
Anonymous
08/25/2022 08:39
Subject: Re:When can high school students see their class schedule?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is it so hard for them to stay assigned to the same teacher for both semesters? Five out of my kid's seven classes have different teachers listed for Semester 2.
I find this odd also. Only the case for 3 classes, but it seems weird.
It's not weird. It's partly because there are some classes which are 1 semester only. And it's beneficial. My kid had a terrible Math teacher in semester 1 last year and a fantastic one in semester 2.
It can be beneficial, but I do think it is weird. I understand that there are some 1-semester-only classes, but if a student is not taking any of them, it would seem reasonable to try to keep the same teacher for both semesters. My 9th grader will have two different English, Math, Science, History, and Spanish teachers this year, and none of those are 1-semester-only classes. My older kid had a similar phenomenon in 9th, but it was less of an issue in later years.
I think it's that the scheduling software considers the "A" and "B" semester classes as two separate, un-linked classes, so essentially all classes are 1-semester-only. It just hasn't been configured to prioritize finding a "B" class teacher that matches the "A" class teacher.
Anonymous
08/25/2022 07:50
Subject: Re:When can high school students see their class schedule?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is it so hard for them to stay assigned to the same teacher for both semesters? Five out of my kid's seven classes have different teachers listed for Semester 2.
I find this odd also. Only the case for 3 classes, but it seems weird.
It's not weird. It's partly because there are some classes which are 1 semester only. And it's beneficial. My kid had a terrible Math teacher in semester 1 last year and a fantastic one in semester 2.
Anonymous
08/24/2022 22:49
Subject: When can high school students see their class schedule?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:WJ and NB now up.
Informal poll - is the NB schedule incorrect?
How would people know if it was incorrect?
Wrong class(es)
Anonymous
08/24/2022 22:37
Subject: When can high school students see their class schedule?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:WJ and NB now up.
Informal poll - is the NB schedule incorrect?
How would people know if it was incorrect?
Anonymous
08/24/2022 22:23
Subject: When can high school students see their class schedule?
Anonymous wrote:WJ and NB now up.
Informal poll - is the NB schedule incorrect?
Anonymous
08/24/2022 21:44
Subject: When can high school students see their class schedule?
DS was able to check see his Walter Johnson HS schedule on his MCPS Chromebook this afternoon.
To PP, yes, often the second semester teacher is not the same as the first semester teacher. Usually for AP classes it's the same teacher the entire year, though.
Anonymous
08/24/2022 21:25
Subject: Re:When can high school students see their class schedule?
Anonymous wrote:Why is it so hard for them to stay assigned to the same teacher for both semesters? Five out of my kid's seven classes have different teachers listed for Semester 2.
I find this odd also. Only the case for 3 classes, but it seems weird.
Anonymous
08/24/2022 21:25
Subject: When can high school students see their class schedule?
Anonymous wrote:Richard Montgomery just loaded.
Not anymore. My kid just went to check and it isn’t there.