Race to Nowhere

baystateresident
Tue, 03 May 2011 07:32:01 +0000

I wonder after reading a lot of these threads, including the Exeter one, if some students are taking courses that are not the appropriate level. There is a huge difference in workload, for example, between regular US History and AP US History. Going back to the movie, not every 8th grader belongs in Algebra I, particularly if they are not developmentally ready. My kids have both struggled with the “too much work, too little sleep” syndrome, but I can trace it back to their choice (not their parents!) to take too many honors or AP courses in a year.