Thanks for this feedback! I was one of those kids who gladly did 4 hours of homework per night in high school. I went to a gifted magnet school, took lots of APs, was accepted to Williams but decided to go elsewhere due to $$$, etc. My daughter is a smart kid, but she’s not me… thankfully!!! She likes to be around other smart/curious kids, but the happy, well-adjusted, artsy smart/curious kids, not the super-competitive ones. (We actually homeschooled for 6th & 7th grade because she was so bored/unhappy in a public school that didn’t offer advanced classes. She’s now attending a small private school this year, to help with the transition to high school.)
I just read the MIT blog post and it is super-helpful! Thank you again!