I feel this is a disservice to both sets of students. The honors kids are not getting to learn at their full potential and the other students may notice that the honors students have some special treatment and their self confidence could be damaged.

Having experienced blended classes with 2 kids already, I do not think they provide the enriched learning experience the honors students deserve. Extra assignments and more demanding tests does not make an honors course.

This is just one more example of how gifted students in Loudoun County get "sacrificed" for the good of the masses. Homogeneous classrooms are not the answer for ANY students. We are not all alike, nor should we be.

Blended Classes Programs fail to achieve stated goals (ask the parent of an honors student at one of the three middle schools). They lower the bar for all students and unfairly shift the burden to underpaid teachers to deliver untenable goals.

Raise the bar for honors

If everyone is honors, doesn't it cancel out the "honors" designation? I can't fathom how they can appropriately teach at all levels in one, blended class, especially with our current class sizes!

No thank you!

Why mess with a system that is working? I think it sends the wrong message to the kids--work hard and you won't get ahead you'll just be lumped with everyone else. NOt the message I want conveyed to my child!!

I don't believe this approach is good for either set of students. Please reconsider and cancel the blended program.

This is another example of the degradation of our education system. It's a disservice to our kids and does not help them prepare for high school/college. We have no GT program like fairfax - this will further reduce their competitive edge.

As a parent of an honor student, I strongly disagree with Blended Classes.

After speaking with parents of children who have been in the pilot program, I have only heard very negative feedback. It really seems like a lose-lose situation for honor students.

This shouldn't be implemented at one school after a limited study. It should be LCPS wide after more intense study on the impact to both academic and honors students.

I feel that blended classes will do an academic disservice to both groups of students-there is a reason the honors class system was implemented to start with.

I was told by my son's teacher that it was essential for his learning that he be in an honors class in which he would be intellectually stimulated. WHY then would it even be considered to put children who have very different learning and thinking styles

If there are blended classes then the classes are no long honors.

Students that perform poorly in school have an advocate, and I think it's time that we advocate for students who exceed expectations.

My 8th grade honors student felt the pace and depth of the material covered in his blended civics and science classes this year were much less challenging than his honors classes in the past. Sadly, this resulted in him becoming lazy and unmotivated