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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Are you seriously arguing that students: 
1. Should never write papers outside of class time? 
2. Should never read novels outside of class time? 
3. Should never read a history textbook, monagraph, or primary source document outside of class? 
4. Should not work on practicing their grammar or vocabulary in a foreign language? 
5. Should not practice math or physics problems sets outside of class? [/quote]

I completely agree with this.  I think the issue is when the student feels pressure to take an AP class in each subject area when they aren't the sort of student that can handle being under extreme amount of stress and doesn't have really great time management.  If you are taking an AP class, and you aren't expected to do an average of an hour out of class per class period, then I would argue that it isn't really "college level."  I mean how do you learn calculus without practicing?  How do you learn how to write without being assigned papers?  How do have a high level literature class without reading multiple novels?  Maybe parents should chill out about trying to get their kids into super competitive colleges if that isn't the right fit for their student.[/quote]

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