Ah! I realized that in my comments above, I neglected to mention some of the WHY behind the new academic model. Simply put, it allows so much more flexibility than more traditional models. For instance, a multi-sport varsity athlete can take advantage of a study abroad mod that does not conflict with her sports. A student coming from a weaker background in a subject can “level up” to accelerate his progress. For instance, if a child enters the school placing into French 2, he could take that course and then follow it up with one mod of Intensive French 2, so that he could then move to Intensive French 3 within the same year and be prepared for the more rigorous content. If a child wanted to take AP Calc AB but was nervous, she could first take one mod of regular calc to prepare. If a student wished to explore several possible areas of interest BEFORE college, he could do so, with lower investment of time that is not going to interfere with other courses he wants to take. Flexibility is the key!
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