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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is for a rising 9th grader. How hard are the intensified classes? Kid says that all of the "regular" classes are for SPED. They are in all regular now except math. Getting all A's for the most part. Should they take intensified or is it better to get all A's or you really need to take APs to get into a good college these days?[/quote]

I think going from no intensified to all intensified could be an adjustment and so you would need to be prepared for maybe a rocky beginning to high school.  I think it really depends on your kid.  What are the work habits and what is the motivation.  Is he working for the As at all or totally bored.[/quote]
They are in between. They will study, but the MS really doesn't push them too much IMO. The math intensified they are in does have a lot of homework. It's not hard, just a lot.
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Our middle school tells kids who aren't sure to try intensified classes in their areas of interest.  I'm not sure it makes sense to go from none to all.  Why didn't they take any in MS?[/quote]

They just kept on the path they were on starting in 6th grade until this year when recommended for Algebra Intensified. Now they are recommending History Intensified as well. Is that reasonable with Biology and a language level 3?[/quote]

Know that Intensified History and English  are a "paired" class at YHS. You have to do both as they are taught in a block.[/quote]

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