They also will not have to make a new set of lesson plans for this section since they already have it, which will create more time for that teacher. If JHS adds a new honors class, the teacher would only have to change his/her course for a year and adapt to it. That new course will stay consecutive for multiple years. Also, when honors classes where decided to be added to the school, teachers had to redo their entire curriculum to make a new classes. This proves that an honors class is different than normal classes and more is expected out of the students in these classes. Moreover, by offering weighted grades for honors it may entice students to stay at a JHS, so they can be given the challenging courses they need and their GPA won't go down. As well, whereas an advanced placement and college in the school classes obtain a weighted grade of ten percent their normal grade, an honors class would not need as big of a bump. Due to the fact that AP and CIS classes have college-level thinking involved, they deserve a bigger raise in their
They also will not have to make a new set of lesson plans for this section since they already have it, which will create more time for that teacher. If JHS adds a new honors class, the teacher would only have to change his/her course for a year and adapt to it. That new course will stay consecutive for multiple years. Also, when honors classes where decided to be added to the school, teachers had to redo their entire curriculum to make a new classes. This proves that an honors class is different than normal classes and more is expected out of the students in these classes. Moreover, by offering weighted grades for honors it may entice students to stay at a JHS, so they can be given the challenging courses they need and their GPA won't go down. As well, whereas an advanced placement and college in the school classes obtain a weighted grade of ten percent their normal grade, an honors class would not need as big of a bump. Due to the fact that AP and CIS classes have college-level thinking involved, they deserve a bigger raise in their