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Reply to "Is APUSH or Hon US History in 9th?"
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[quote=Anonymous]APUSH is an excellent class in terms of learning how to read, synthesize a lot of material, write clear arguments--all of which will help prepare DC for college regardless of academic interests, but I think taking it freshman year is a mistake because it's a huge time commitment HW wise. If your kid is more likely to go into a STEM field and MCPS gives you the option to take it later in HS, I would advise having them take more challenging math/science classes their freshman year because there are more AP options in those subjects with prerequisites. I'd still encourage APUSH at some point in hs, but wouldn't attempt that right out of the gate. Our more STEM oriented daughter took honors US her freshman year and APUSH junior year (non MCPS school). She learned a ton--subject and skill wise. Saw how much HW and outside organization/prep it took and I know she could not have handled that her freshman year. [/quote]
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