A teacher is rightfully concerned about being murdered
As we discussed the pro’s and con’s of Honors. A few items of note if indeed there is discussion about doing away with honors courses across the board:
* In theory I can understand this. HOWEVER, from a counselor perspective with college admission, colleges want to see the strength of their academic program. Many schools specifically ask for the number of Honors and AP classes a student takes. I can’t tell you the negative feedback you would get from colleges in the admission numbers (especially Tier 1 schools), let alone backlash in the community. There would we a perception that we are downgrading our academics (when I know that in theory we would be trying to raise the standards for all, but this is not the reality). As I was being the devils advocate with you, unless we are getting rid of AP and IB, for students to be prepared for this rigor, they need the option of Honors in all core areas, INCLUDING World Languages.
* Continuing my role as devils advocate, if we have Honors Chemistry, Physics, English, Math, etc. we SHOULD have Honors World Languages and Honors Biology. It seems only fair.
* I shared with you my perspective that some students can be nudged to push themselves in subjects that they excel in. It doesn’t have to be Honors across the board. If someone is good at languages, then Honors/AP themselves this route, same for any other subject. I have some IB students that are in 3-term Algebra 1 and Honors English. GREAT!!!
Just wanted to add before I forget. See why I need to write things down J?
Take care,
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Subtext: “Do you want to piss off the parents of honors students? I don’t want to piss off the parents of honors students. That’s like pissing off a rabid badger. An angry self-righteous pack of rabid badgers. Let’s not do that.”
