<p>Totally agree with compmom. My daughter was miserable in her supercompetitive, wealthy suburban high school. The homework load was so intense she had no time for a real education or to do any of the things that really motivated her, playing piano, writing poetry, just learning for the fun of it. It was all about getting the top grades and she couldn’t get off the treadmill.</p>
<p>So we pulled her out. She’s now in a private Christian school that is less rigorous, but really values the whole person. Interestingly enough, even though her AP classes give far less work than their counterparts at the public school, they must cover the subject pretty thoroughly in class, because she got 5s on her exams.</p>