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Honors calculus symbols and equations12/25/2023 ![]() Thanks for allowing me to stand on my soapbox and let this off my chest. ![]() Why don’t we stop having separate Honors and regular courses and give all students opportunities to demonstrate that they deserve the distinction?.Why don’t we start doing those things in all of our Honors courses?.Once we have that list, two questions remain for me: If every student could potentially earn Honors credit by doing enough to justify that distinction, what would they have to do? Imagine having this conversation with colleagues in your district and making a combined list! I’ll end by coming back to the question I asked about in the initial thought experiment. How can we talk about valuing equity yet allow this to happen? The reverse is also true as I’ve taught Honors courses and wondered how some students ended up in that class. We’ve all taught students in a regular course that would have been successful in an Honors course. This also makes you think about how a child even becomes an Honors student. Your feelings on these answers may vary from shock to agreement to being appalled. … cover almost the same content as regular classes but just have the “better” students.… do additional higher Depth of Knowledge (DOK) problems and problem-based lessons.… require students to do more homework/classwork/projects/quizzes.… cover some of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) plus standards ( defined in the last paragraph of pg 147). ![]()
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