Critic DSs 11th grade schedule

[Anonymous]

This is what he's proposing for next year

H. MWH
AP Lang
AP Mechanics
MV/DE
AP Chem (DP)
AP Research

I'm disappointed that he's not keeping his language but I don't see room for it. I suppose he could push Research to senior year. But I feel like trying to finish up a research paper at the end of the senior year is a recipe for senioritice.

[Anonymous]

Where does he want to go to college? Selective institutions want the language.

[Anonymous]

DP Chem is stupid, but not your kid's fault. I recommend taking an online AP course to fill the hole in the schedule.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where does he want to go to college? Selective institutions want the language.

What would you give up for the language?

[Anonymous]

OP, is AP Mech the first physics course the kid took? I hope yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, is AP Mech the first physics course the kid took? I hope yes.

No. He took H. Physics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DP Chem is stupid, but not your kid's fault. I recommend taking an online AP course to fill the hole in the schedule.

Could you elaborate? Why is DP Chem stupid? As the schedule stands now, I don't see a hole. What am I missing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DP Chem is stupid, but not your kid's fault. I recommend taking an online AP course to fill the hole in the schedule.

(That's assuming it's after Honors Chem. DP AP Chem as fist chem course is fine.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DP Chem is stupid, but not your kid's fault. I recommend taking an online AP course to fill the hole in the schedule.

Could you elaborate? Why is DP Chem stupid? As the schedule stands now, I don't see a hole. What am I missing?

DP means "Double period”. It's one class spread across 2 slots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, is AP Mech the first physics course the kid took? I hope yes.

No. He took H. Physics.

It's a bit light to repeat that for a whole year. Is AP Mech+E&M (single period) an option?

Or AP Physics 2? That would more physics, less repetitive.


Aside, did he take all of Honors Phys, Chem, and Bio in first 2 years?

[Anonymous]

AP Research is definitely worse than continuing language.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AP Research is definitely worse than continuing language.

Maybe AP Research can be an online AP, to make room for continuing language.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, is AP Mech the first physics course the kid took? I hope yes.

No. He took H. Physics.

It's a bit light to repeat that for a whole year. Is AP Mech+E&M (single period) an option?

Or AP Physics 2? That would more physics, less repetitive.


Aside, did he take all of Honors Phys, Chem, and Bio in first 2 years?

Yes, he's taken H. Physics, Bio, and Chem already. AP Mech and AP E&M are each year long classes at our school. To take both would require 2 periods. AP Physics 2 is not offered next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AP Research is definitely worse than continuing language.

Maybe AP Research can be an online AP, to make room for continuing language.

Why is it worse? It a class he's looking forward to. He wants to do the research project. I didn't see AP Research offered as an online course but I will look.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AP Research is definitely worse than continuing language.

Maybe AP Research can be an online AP, to make room for continuing language.

Why is it worse? It a class he's looking forward to. He wants to do the research project. I didn't see AP Research offered as an online course but I will look.

Because foreign language is a core academic class to take before electives.