Honors Classes
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itsbob
I bowl overhand
Irrelevant question to the scenario..
My opinion is someone taking honors classes and not getting good grades LEARNS more..
To some your question may be more important, to me learning more was more important regardless of the "high school resume".
Who cares about what school they get in after High School (and I'm sure MOST parents do, but can't tell you why).
kwillia
n/a
You are joking, right?
itsbob
I bowl overhand
Actually I'm not..
kwillia
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My daughter wants a Forensics Chemistry major. There are limited colleges that offer that specialized major. We've visited several and can tell you that not all colleges were related equal. It does matter to her greatly that she get accepted into her first choice college.
itsbob
I bowl overhand
Understand..
But meeting your daughter, and knowing how smart she is, none of the above scenarios would relate to her.
That being said.. MY OPINION!! WARNING OPINION!! I think "Forensics Chemistry" is too exacting a major for any college. I would think a Chemistry degree would be more fulfilling and have many more opportunities after the fact TO INCLUDE forensics. Forensic Chemistry locks you into a single career path, a limited career path.. AGAIN MY OPINION, I'm NOT a chemist.. I'd think a person would be better off going to any of a 1000 schools and getting great grades on the way to a BS in Chemistry.. than the "Best Forensic Chemistry" school.
Either way, HARD majors, a LOT of work... and any parent should be proud of her accomplishments and willingness to take a very tough major.
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somdfunguy
not impressed
so if she doesnt does that make her a failure doomed for the rest of her life?
kwillia
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It will surely close some windows, but she would make the best of it with whatever she has to work with.
somdfunguy
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I disagree but understand that thought process
I disagree but understand that thought process
kwillia
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You are wrong to disagree, but I see you've missed a period so that could be why your brain is cloudy.
somdfunguy
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somdfunguy
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kwillia
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:suckup: He's wrong often too.
somdfunguy
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kwillia
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In my daughter's field choice labs and technology are not equal, trained instructors are not equal, the school's science certifications are not equal, available internships are not equal and recruiter interest in graduating students are not equal. Based on those factors alone, missing out on her first choice would most certainly stunt her options.
Radiant1
Soul Probe
A high-school resume means something regarding college choice. I suspect most parents care for the same reason you encouraged your kids to honors courses; they learn more.
My question still stands for anyone familiar with college admissions. Which looks better on university applications and resumes, the overall GPA or the fact someone took honors courses?
RareBreed
Throwing the deuces
My son starts the Honors math class (Pre-Algebra) today. He had to turn in his other math textbook and get the Pre-Algebra one and also did the homework assignment that's due today. They had to rearrange some of his classes so hopefully he will get used to the new schedule after just learning the old one.
I hate to admit it, but I didn't sleep well last night, worrying about this. Not that he won't do well. I'm sure he'll do fine. More about the schedule changes, coming into a class two weeks into the school year, etc. I just know how I'd feel and I guess I'm doing the worrying for my son. He's perfectly fine with the whole thing.
Hopefully today after I get the day's report from him, it will ease my worry and I'll get some sleep tonight.
I hate to admit it, but I didn't sleep well last night, worrying about this. Not that he won't do well. I'm sure he'll do fine. More about the schedule changes, coming into a class two weeks into the school year, etc. I just know how I'd feel and I guess I'm doing the worrying for my son. He's perfectly fine with the whole thing.
Hopefully today after I get the day's report from him, it will ease my worry and I'll get some sleep tonight.
Strange that I wrote this because I was baffled when my son's schedule came out and he wasn't enrolled in Honors Math. I figured the teacher changed her mind and maybe felt he wasn't ready for it (although he excelled in Honors Math in 5th grade and never had any issues).
My son has been in school a week now and I had already started to notice that he wasn't being challenged in regular math and he was done with homework in 5 minutes. Same as what happened in 4th grade. I guess his teacher noticed it too because I got a call from his school about 0830 asking me why he wasn't enrolled in Honors Math. I told them I had no idea and that I was surprised he wasn't because he did so well last year. The school told me that on his preliminary test that they took last week to see how much they knew already to pass 6th grade math, my son already knew 75% of the material and that he was blowing past his classmates in class on assignments and homework.
His teacher must have talked to an administrator because they decided to move him up to Honors Math.Good thing this changed happened so early on in the school year. Hopefully the new class won't mess up his schedule too much because he was so proud of himself for memorizing his schedule after only a few days. I wonder how they will grade him on what he has missed so far in the Honors class. He had already done three assignments in the other class and who knows how many he missed the first week of school for the Honors class. Oh well, they will figure it out and I'm so happy they made the switch. I think he will be too.
Can you email the teacher and ask?
RareBreed
Throwing the deuces
They actually have his new class listed on the online grading site now and it looks like both math classes did the same two assignments plus my son did the new class's homework last night so he's only one assignment behind. I might email the teacher to see if his grades on the two similar assignments will carry over.
somdfunguy
not impressed
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But it all depends on the schools scale