Academic Pressure At Andover vs Other Elite Prep Schools?

sunnyschool
Sat, 06 Jan 2018 20:06:14 +0000

But don’t a lot of schools make the boarding students put smartphones in the hallway during study hall?

Also, I think a lot of the work is more meaningful. My public school student is constantly doing multiple choice online homework on his Chromebook (which is being used as a standardized test prep vehicle). My other student (in BS) gets challenging problem solving homework in the traditional pencil-paper-show-work way. Also BS students may have more writing work. So I think the question is about the quality of work vs. quantity. But I agree more than a couple hours a night gets excessive (it also sometimes means that the courses chosen are too difficult for the student). My son, though not at an acronym school, does not have more than 2 hrs a night. His school wants kids to be balanced and recognizes there are multiple ways to learn and develop at this important age. And, it gives the kids time to pursue passions which also require time, practice, and dedication.