without any difficulty whatsoever. See answers below.
A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
> 1. What, if any, were the scheduling concerns/problems that you faced?
Nope.
>
> 2. Did you offer Physics to grade 11/12 as you were phasing in a grade
> 9 program?
We must had a year or 2 in which we grandfathered the Bio 9 kids through.
>
> 3. If you had previously offered Bio at the grade 9 level, did you
> notice any changes in the grade 8 to 9 transition?
There was no discusssion of this at the time.
>
> 4. Were there any staffing issues that needed to be resolved?
Nope. At some point later we ended the practice of having crossover Middle
School (6-8)/Upper School (9-12) teachers, but that was unrelated to the
science curriculum. The science department was enthusiastic about the
change.
We always have a section or 2 of "honors" physics for kids who are
particularly mathematically accomplished, and students coming to us in 10
or 11 from Bio 9 schools often wind up in that class--sorting out their
science sequence can be a bit of a scheduling challenge, but we know that
it exists (and a physics teacher is also our scheduler) and have A Plan.
It's logical and easy, or at least we have found it so.
Hope this helps--Peter Gow
Peter Gow, Director of College Counseling and Special Programs
Beaver Country Day School
791 Hammond Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
www.bcdschool.org
Tel. 617-738-2755
FAX 617-738-2701
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