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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t know the answer to that But I found that session pretty frustrating. The counselors use a ton of acronyms, and expect that we have the same level of understanding as they do. If parents felt overwhelmed (a few have said via text), I can only imagine how our children must feel through this process. E.g.  [b]requiring kids to take sequential electives so it prepares them for their focus in college seems opposite of what should be happening in high school. They should be taking many different electives to determine what they may want to study after high school[/b]. [/quote]

Totally agree. I don't know why the state added this requirement. Let them experiment. If they find something they like they can take the 2nd year. Glad my son finished HS before this requirement started and my [u]DD gets around it by being in band. [/u][/quote]

Maybe.  I asked about the sequential required and the fine arts requirement being for the same class and they couldn't give me a straight answer.  So, your kid could take ceramics or band 1 & 2 and that's sequential, but then they *may* not count it for fine arts.  It's ridiculous.  Add in that you have to add econ, spend 10th grade taking a history class as an elective, are essentially forced to use an elective spot for your AP science lab and have unequal offerings in the major world languages.......It's driving me nuts. I will reach out to the counselor, but I've never received much help from them at.all.  Also, why wasn't a department chair moderating our breakout room?  [/quote]

I would talk with your specific counselor. As I understand it they are the one who has to check off that the requirement is fulfilled and my kids' counselor at W-L said band counted to fulfill it even though she's been in essentially "Band 2", the higher level band, for all 4 years. She did end up taking an additional art class in 12th grade just for fun but did not need it to meet requirements (but does have senior classmates who are in the class for that reason). It is ridiculous that this is not stated clearly and that different people get different answers! [/quote]

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