In the old days we used to joke about Underwater Basket Weaving as a "crip" academic course. Hadn't used that slang in years, but the word came to mind reading that Stall High School will offer honors-level courses next year in Steel Drums and Percussion 3.
That brings to mind my little brother using pencils to drum on every surface in the house.
No doubt my thoughts offend those conversant in steel drums, but is it realistic to award academic points for this proficiency? Perhaps the Charleston County School Board tried to even the playing field with its other high schools offering a plethora of honors courses in languages, history, and science. Maybe its stats for percentage of black students in honors courses was too low. Who knows?
At least Boeing's 2013 mural at Stall will be joined half a decade later with more courses preparing students for the aerospace industry."Starting this fall, students at Stall High in North Charleston can take Honors-level courses in Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Aerospace Engineering and Intro to Engineering Design."
"Stall's North Charleston campus isn't far from where Boeing assembles its 787 Dreamliner jets, and Stall has offered aerospace-themed classes since 2013. Its students were among students from seven district schools who earned spring internships with Boeing in 2017."
Not too many years ago school districts were abandoning honors courses as discriminatory. CCSD will be adding 24 new ones next year.
They're back!
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