Re: Do you still need to admit you’re a failure to drop an FCPS honors class?
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jsutathought
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Date: November 29, 2014 03:55PM
JT Gatto fan Wrote:
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> I’m thinking about this now with the FCPS
> suicides in the news again (CDC meetings)…
>
> My sister’s son tried to drop an honors class in
> an FCPS school last year. Apparently you can’t
> do this without signing a form that says,
> essentially, “I’m a failure, let me out” and
> meeting three times with the teacher. OK, it was
> more like, “here are the reasons that I am
> unable to succeed in this class,” but the
> general sense is the same. What’s the goal?
> Make the kid fee even worse about herself? She
> actually liked the teacher, it was just too hard
> with all her other class work.
>
> My guess is that the reason has to do with
> administrative efficiency, but at what cost?
> Meeting with the teacher at least once makes
> sense, but why rub it in?
>
> I have no idea if any of the recent suicides tried
> to drop an AP/honors class and faced this form,
> but things like this sure let you know where the
> mental health of the students ranks. No amount of
> meditation, yoga or whatever coping strategies are
> offered now makes up for the fixable problems
> caused by the school itself.
I think the schoosl get mad because they let kids and parents pick if they want to take honors, and they all do, until its hard and they want to drop it and the schedule is made and filled so the THE SCHOOL SAYS DAMMIT NOW WE HAVE TO change the whole schedule and put them in a crowded class for one BAD grade, . Usually if the school does not recommend you take a class you should not take it . Once of my kids got recommended for honors math and I should have trusted my gut and not put him in it. he hates doing homework and did have it him in to do the hard work . my other kids I put in because he is a hard worker and it worked out. Don't fall in the trap of talking your kid into getting the self esteem from school or honor classes They really should back to the old way where most kids take regular classes . Many kids in high school are still maturing and figuring out social issues and even if they have the ability do not have the maturity to spend hours doing work they are not ready for . You can still get through high school with regular class and go to college and get out with being a complete basket case. Do not fall for the hype Also Junior high school classes are not really honor classes (with the exception of Math ) like high school classes are.