tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post2978805380634421450..comments2024-03-29T02:41:52.718-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Will You Look At That? Two Perfect Scores on AP CalculusMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-87869198754029823632016-02-10T12:39:14.216-08:002016-02-10T12:39:14.216-08:00@HP, Ballard, Roosevelt and Garfield all offer AP ...@HP, Ballard, Roosevelt and Garfield all offer AP Calculus BC. Nathan Hale, Ingraham, West Seattle, and Franklin HS do not (at least according to the current year course catalogs). I haven't checked the other SPS high schools. <br /><br />If students are taking Algebra I in 6th grade, the HS math pathway should include 2 years of calculus, as well as AP Stats. Otherwise these kids run out of math. <br /><br />FYI, Aviation High also offers through AP Calc BC. Shoreline high schools only offer through Calc AB. Lakeside and Bush School have the most advanced math offerings (other than over on the east side), which include Multivariable Calculus.<br /><br />go math!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-32876968412336005432016-02-09T11:48:20.501-08:002016-02-09T11:48:20.501-08:00Strong math instruction needs to start much earlie...Strong math instruction needs to start much earlier than high school.<br />However, while neither of my kids had Calculus in high school, they both majored in science/math in college.Jet City momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804841958585043967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-15310974951132898642016-02-09T09:33:48.426-08:002016-02-09T09:33:48.426-08:00I thought the article stated that the first studen...I thought the article stated that the first student had a math teacher that retired and the second had a newer math teacher. So there were two different Calculus teachers involved. How many Seattle high schools offer the higher level AP Calculus the kid is taking this year?<br /><br />HPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-6470547327743667012016-02-08T21:07:20.778-08:002016-02-08T21:07:20.778-08:00Agreed JCm,
SPS drops the ball on two extremely i...Agreed JCm,<br /><br />SPS drops the ball on two extremely important things that make the difference in childrens' education:<br /><br />1. Stability<br /><br />2. Cultivating great teaching<br /><br />We also had 2 years of hopeless math teaching - and it was very damaging. Yet, one of the best math teachers in our elementary school was fired by the district for agitating for better math curriculum. The best math teachers I have seen in the district often appear under siege. Their skills are not appreciated or cultivated by the district. Instead the district favors teachers who are interchangeable cogs with no special skills or attributes that can be moved around the district like chess pieces (Banda's words) to fulfill capacity.<br /><br />At this point, I will be so glad when we are through with this district - I'm advising parents with kids entering school to look elsewhere. I didn't used to feel this way but the last 5 years, under the watch of Tolley and Box. I'm through agitating for change and accountability. Run away. Fast.<br /><br />-SPS parent<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-34745413540769347502016-02-08T19:05:27.796-08:002016-02-08T19:05:27.796-08:00I wonder if he would have found that " math a...I wonder if he would have found that " math always made sense to him", if he was taught in Seattle, and possibly even changed schools once or twice.<br /><br />An elementary school teacher with a strong math background can make all the difference.<br />Unfortunately my child had a couple elementary teachers in a row who were upfront about their preoccupation with things other than mathematics, and admitted the class would not spend much time with math/ science. ( amazingly the teacher who did the most damage for related but different reasons not only to my child but many others, is still teaching in the district)<br />When that is your 4th/5th grade teachers attitude, you are at a real disadvantage later on.<br />Jet City momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804841958585043967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-23709215603933442422016-02-08T16:01:00.152-08:002016-02-08T16:01:00.152-08:00Thank you for naming the teacher at fault in this ...Thank you for naming the teacher at fault in this amazing achievement. The news report focused only on the principal and the student, and it mentioned that another student from the same program obtained a perfect score on a previous exam. But no one mentioned the teacher. Strange how the teacher was left out of the coverage. Again, thank you for giving "props" to the man at the instructional helm.<br />-noticed<br />(BTW the fault is used erroneously on purpose)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-36998132676540141332016-02-08T14:20:51.871-08:002016-02-08T14:20:51.871-08:00Here's a link about the teacher in LA: http://...Here's a link about the teacher in LA: http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-0103-lopez-yom-teacher-20160201-column.html<br /><br />with a quote from the principal "Principal Jose Torres, with 31 years of experience at Eastside schools, told me he tells teachers their first duty is to have faith in their students' potential, including those who live with hardship or disadvantage off campus.<br /><br />"We need to make sure, once they're here, that first and foremost we believe they can learn, regardless of what background they come from," said Torres. "Anthony has taken that to heart, and other teachers have as well."<br /><br />Poor kids can do well, when they're given the opportunity<br /><br />LisaGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com