These schools are known for rigor.
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Of course they are, I just don’t think rigor = bone crushing amount of work for many students. I happen to think that some schools have lost the battle of balance and may need a slight nudge back to that road.
FWIW, I have been speaking to parents at my kids school and pretty much all of them do agree with me. After that they are split into those that think “bone crushing is great cause my kid survived and I am therefore very proud” or “bone crushing was rough but my kid survived and I pray college will now be easy cause that’s what I’ve been told every one of the 4 bone crushing years.”