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Thank you everyone for your responses.  It seems like the AP Computer Science Principles is getting the most recommendations by a long shot.  Has anyone had a good/okay experience with the Foundations of Technology class?

I would rather DC took the AP CS Principles because I had heard pretty much what a previous poster had said -- CS for non-techy smart kids.  DC is just worried about being overstressed during 10th grade year (which is rather tough in CAP at Blair) and thinking maybe taking a super easy class would be good.  In other words, DC was thinking maybe F of Tech was what we used to call a GUT class.  But if it is mind-numbing busy work, that doesn't seem like a good choice....

So if anyone had experience with Foundations of Technology -- Good or Bad -- would appreciate the data so we can make an informed choice.[/quote]

My DC, also CAP, waited until the last minute and took FoT online, and that was a slog, but her impression is that during the school year, it would be a borderline fun class--a soft period where nearly all work is completed in school.  But I'm guessing the other two courses aren't that different, there's plenty of course time to finish modules.  FoT is just a little more hands on, egg drops, solar oven, things like that.  The quizzes are hokey, multiple choice identifying stages of the engineering design process, etc.[/quote]

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