Advantages to attending super-difficult high school?

TranquilMind
Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:32:27 +0000

compmom: My kids went to a low quality, small local high school and did fine with admissions. Their lives were low stress and they were able to read books they wanted to read (rather than only required assignments), and really explore other interests, whether extracurriculars at school or activities entirely outside of school. I feel that without hours and hours of homework each night, they were better able to know themselves during these important years of development, and our family life was better too.



That certainly is another way to look at it, and I actually will have different experiences with my kids as well. The one coming up next is an athlete and attends a rigorous but two-day-a-week school, so that his long weekends are free for his travel sport. He can sleep in on Monday morning, while still maintaining a high GPA. I think it will work well for this one.