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If your child has a good, experienced, teacher, puts in the hours, and stays on top, he'll do fine.  We found the secret in Phys 1 was getting things done early enough to see the teacher before homework was due to deal with any challenges.[/quote]

This is the part I'm not sure about.  My son so far seems to be getting good grads, and he is studying with some friends.  He says he's mostly been helping his friends -- that he already understands or knows everything he's been learning.  That seems odd to me.  I'm thinking the class might be too easy/standards too low for a rigorous AP class, with a teacher just happy to have a majority of kids passing the AP with a 3.   (This is not your typical high status DC area high school).[/quote]

Me again. Didnt consider that.

So, if your assessment is that the teacher's class is not sufficiently rigorous, and you have the means, hire a tutor.  If you don't have the means, talk to the teacher about what extra chapters need to be covered.

Pull out the teacher's syllabus, and compare it to what you can find on line from Washington-Lee, Wooten, or the like. If you conclude it is dumbed down, get a tutor.

But is your kid ready for as much as you think? Remember, if this class s watered down, the basic tenth grade chem might have been too.

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