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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid’s counselor usually didn’t show up for the quick meeting she was supposed to have with my kid. They try to knock out an entire class of 30 kids in one period at our school. So it’s not something I’d try to do every year, barring particular needs. But if you have an open and good counselor, it’s fine and you might get some insight on teachers, etc. Anything we can help you with? If you’re looking for advice on pathways for college admission, parents here might be just as helpful. [/quote]

Trying to figure out balance of APs vs not APs for DS who will be a junior. Kid had a great freshman year (Honors Alg 2, couldn't take APUSH bc of the program he's in which includes more rigorous humanities classes, Honors Bio, Spanish 3, etc) but is having a difficult time this year: dropped Honors pre-cal to regular Pre-Calc but doing great, struggling in Honors Chem, doing well in Spanish 4, struggling in AP Gov

Next year: don't know if he should take AP Lang or English 11; AP World or something else; AP Calc AB or Calc with applications; Honors Physics or AP Environ Science.

Kid has ADHD and is bright but just not that interested in school. He seems worn down by the grind already, not wanting to put in effort and generally hating academic life right now.  Maybe he's depressed? But he's active and happy in his sport and has a great group of friends that he sees regularly.

I just don't know how to best support and guide him and feel frustrated that there is nobody at his giant MCPS school that can help make some of these decisions.[/quote]

Teachers will make some preliminary recommendations.  Have you kid talk to their teacher about their thinking then ya’ll can discuss at home.

APs take some adjustment to get use to the pacing and rigor of the class, so it’s not unusual for kids to have some productive struggle. Honors Pre-Cal is known to be a tough class and many kids drop down to on-level Pre-Cal. If kid is really struggling, many schools have a resource class that those taking APs can take that helps with learning how to study, prepare and time manage.

Where does your kids interest and natural aptitude lie?  Try for APs in those areas.  If they are having a hard time with 2 this year, stick with 2-3 next year.  Ideally after this year they will be a bit better.  As for math, determine how the child is feeling about pre-Cal, whether they are currently more interested in a Science/Tech field or humanties and then talk with the teacher for help deciding between Calc AB or Calc with Applications or AP stats.  There is benefit to moving straight into Calc but there is also benefit to waiting until Senior year.[/quote]

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