My son was placed in a pilot blended history class at Harmony and was quickly transferred out at the teacher's recommendation to a strictly honors class. The pace was too slow while not deep enough. He was thoroughly bored.

Strongly disapprove as a parent of an all honors child, a child with honors/academic classes and a child in all academics

I do not agree with this. What is the motivation for an honors student if the class is blended? My son feels proud to be in honors courses!

Please remove the blended class program from Blue Ridge Middle School.

I believe a "blending" of honor and academic classes is a mistake; specifically for the students in 8th grade who are getting ready to enter high school and their honor/AP courses.

Please return to the "true" honors program. You are hurting the majority for the small benefit to a few.

I agree we need more information before this is made a mandatory program

We have had a great experience with the current honors program, and would like to see it kept as is.

Just a bad idea for all students.

Not a good idea at all.

This plan will adversely impact the honors' students desire to learn. They have earned the privilege to be taught more advanced materials at an accelerated level. They will lose their desire to learn if the classes are taught to slow for them.

The message to the kids is clear: studying hard and demonstrating a superior comprehension of the materials at an advanced level will not be appropriately rewarded. Academic growth will be stunted at a time it should be promoted. The kids are our future.

I have not seen any evidence to convince me that blended classes would be better for next year's 8th graders. Nor have I seen any support for this program from the teaching staff or parents at BRMS.

It's unclear that blended classes will benefit either set of students.

The honors kids I have spoken to all comment that the pace of learning is slower and the environment less focused in the blended classroom then they had previously experienced.