Franny's school is a gifted magnet, so in theory all the classes are "honors" classes, whatever that means, but she isn't in the accelerated math track. Kat knows way more than I do about the curriculum because she worked there for a bit.
Do you know anything about the teacher? An engaged and engaging teach could make all the difference.
The teacher is well liked, but I don't know if she's a great math teacher. She teaches the 7th grade leadership class too, and that may be part of her rep. The accelerated track teacher is a crotchety old guy who truly seems to love math, but he has a rep for being impatient and mocking students that I am not happy about. Most of F's friends are in the accelerated math class, however. I don't think the concern is how this will play out for middle school, but rather for high school, depending on what school she chooses. Compounding the confusion is that LAUSD is providing unclear guidelines on what accelerated CC math is supposed to look like. What they said was all the 7G standards PLUS 8G, which seems impossible to me given that the teacher last year didn't cover all the 6G standards.
I think for now we email her current teacher and the magnet coordinator to see what the implications are, and to ask how best to support the teaching she'll get this year.
Dude, you have a couch AND a bed at the same time?
I have an abundance of soft furnishings!
Will the movers come pick up the trash, or do you have to deal with it?
Nobody mentioned that they'd be picking up the trash in our conversations. I guess I probably should call to see if they will.
Our movers did the first time, but not the second time. So I don't know what's usual. If you really need the space, I'd break down the boxes and stack everything.
I have an abundance of soft furnishings!
WOOHOO that's what I like to hear.
There's a site where you can post moving boxes for someone to pick up. Like Freecycle but specific to boxes. I might be able to remember the name of it eventually...
Furniture, yay!
The movers I've employed have never picked up the trash. What a marvelous concept.
Pretty sure this AD med isn't working anymore.
though those were more in the way of Why It Works rather than How It Works, if that makes sense.
I so need something like this. I look at formulas and go "But *why* does that describe motion! Why that letter? Give me something I can attach the concept to!" I love history and English because I can tie things into my existing framework of knowledge. I can puzzle out a lot of written Romance language because I recognize the parts of the words.
In my school system, there was generally one teacher per subject per grade--and in the pre-high school, one teacher per subject, who modified for the different grades. In high school, there was college-bound and regular, though they had to put in an alternate college-bound English track, because Mr. Berryhill definitely played favorites.
If you really need the space, I'd break down the boxes and stack everything.
I have a stack going! It's not as much of a problem now that the new furniture is in.
There's a site where you can post moving boxes for someone to pick up.
I may see if anyone who works at my company in the area wants to pick them up for free.
Ugh, unpleasant work meeting in 10 minutes.
Ugh, unpleasant work meeting in 10 minutes.
But this is a new position! Shouldn't there be a grace period on unpleasant meetings when you're in a new position?
I so decree it.
I vote for Tep to be in charge of whatever she needs to be in charge of to make that happen.
Connie, this book (looks like maybe the info is available on the website now?) [link] has helped me a great deal. Really clear explanations and thought experiments to really ground the ideas.
