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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DE isn’t as highly regarded as AP.

And class size matters A LOT. Public school student don’t get robust feedback on their writing assignments. Sometimes they get nothing at all. The teachers simply don’t have time to actually give meaningful feedback.[/quote]

Most rational APS parents concede the writing point. But, they believe in the fallacy that science and math are higher level and also “better” at their publics.  Something along the lines of: more kids = more classes = more higher level science/math is offered/supported.

These parents don’t actually know what the high level math and science at the elite private schools is actually like.  My kid went to APS middle school.  My kid was “accelerated” in your fast track math and took geometry in 8th. My kids is a very very good test taker and scored in the top of the SSAT, particularly strong in math.   My kids did not move to the top level track at our private school due to the lack of depth in his middle school education.

Moreover the depth of the math and science has been a million times more challenging.  How many APS kids are getting 5s on AP Calculus?  AP Physics?   It’s impossible to find.  I’ve tried!  Please send/post it if you can.  My kids school tells us.  Almost every kid taking AP calculus BC gets a 5.  So, true, super APs will accelerate you but so what?  Who cares if you don’t have an actual deep understanding?

Finally, this delusion that the top privates can’t accommodate college level courses is dumb.  Of course they can. There are students at my child’s school taking college courses.  It’s a private school; they have way more flexibility.  [/quote]

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