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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a hs freshman who started at a challenging high school... The school culture is very college oriented and from listening to other kids talk she believes any imperfect grade may end her chances at competitive college admissions. [/quote] School culture can be difficult to parse because there's a three-way interplay between admin/teachers, parents, and students. At our school during course registration for the upcoming year, a strong student might be encouraged by every one of their individual teachers to take challenging courses in their respective subjects. But when deciding how many challenging courses to take, students need to look beyond the difficulty of each course, and at total workload. The administration cautions parents to be careful, and to take a global approach. But the advice often gets drowned out by the teacher recommendations and peer pressure. Parents have to counteract both intentional and unintentional messages. [/quote]
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