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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So you are the parent that pushes 6 AP’s on their kids and then whine they are stressed and mean. Hmmm[/quote]

OP here.   I had nothing to do with my kids' schedules.  My kids met with their advisors, chose their own courses, registered for their own courses.  When you have juniors you'll realize this.  Kids run their own lives at this age.  I can't make them take APs and I can't make them not take them.

I have influence earlier on (and with my rising freshman I'm using it).  But by junior year that ship has sailed.  The kids manage their own academic decisions. [/quote]

Schools do not have the best interests of the kids in mind: of course they push strong students to take ALL APs: it looks great for the schools, they will work hard, get good scores, get into "prestigious" colleges, which also looks great. The kids' mental health is not something they remotely care about. You have to push back a bit and watch out for your kids. I do not think that, if you are being honest with yourself, your kids ever felt it was an option to say "dad, mom, I would rather just take 3 APs this year."[/quote]

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