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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've had 3 kids here. 
I've finally come to the realization that these Big3 schools are NOT good for STEM kids.  At all. 
Not because they don't teach STEM well (I happen to think they do) but because the English and History courses are only taught at one level (and it's really high!) (unlike the math and science courses). 
If you have an English teacher who only gives 1 or 3 A's out of a section of 15 kids (which is not unusual), it's really hard to get those As.  And chances are, there will be a few kids in your kids' classes who live and breathe to write and who are REALLY good at it. There are the As.

So these schools (Sidwell, NCS, STA, etc) are really not a good fit for STEM kids but are a good fit for "humanities kids" because the humanities kids do well in the challenging humanities classes and then take the lower track of math and science classes.  Meanwhile the STEM kids are stuck taking high level classes in all disciplines.  [/quote]

I’m confused, you don’t want your kids taking challenging classes?[/quote]

Not every kid needs to be in the top level of every class. Not every student needs to take AP physics and at Big3, not all do. But there is only one level of English and it is higher than AP level by junior year. So there is no choice.[/quote]

Because.. humanities are simple? Literally like 95% memorization and simply being able to read…?

There’s a reason why there is one track for humanities and multiple for math.

Because unless you have a disability humanities is straightforward and easy and simple. Meanwhile math is challenging.[/quote]

huh?  Is this a joke? Math is straightforward.  There is a right and a wrong. 
Humanities at SFS and similar are all writing (essay exams and papers) and writing is subjective.  This is how only a few kids get As. 
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