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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Where TF school is this where freshman take hard AP classes??

There is more to life than grinding away at the hardest classes they can get into.
There are so many things kids learn by participating in things like band and sports that they do not get in core academic classes, and commitment to the group, communication, planning, and finding solutions to conflicts are part of life. All of these are important to develop and demonstrate on college apps. Not just GPA farming.

Seriously why the rush for kids to take AP classes Freshman year?[/quote]

DP but my freshman is also taking an AP class and has an A.

I’m a teacher, not an AP teacher.  I teach all general ed classes and don’t teach honors even this year.  It doesn’t matter the level, I don’t think it’s right for any teacher to mandate a student to miss another class.  Who are we to say our class is more important than the one they are scheduled for that period.   I don’t know anything about band but why is there mandatory performances that require the students to miss other classes? This doesn’t happen at my school or I don’t teach many in band.  [/quote]

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