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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Einstein is academically weak.  [/quote]

Other than math, we’ve been pleased. English and history instruction have been stellar. IB diploma kid. [/quote]

PP with kid at Einstein. DD is not in the IB program and we’re a bit disappointed about lack of AP science. Otherwise, we’ve been ok with the academics. [/quote]

The lack of aps and advance math and science classes is our biggest issue.  They have some very bright and capable teachers who can teach them but the principal will not allocate classes to aps.  [/quote]

Einstein still has AP classes, just not in science, because they have IB science instead.[/quote]

The IB is different from AP classes, and there is no advanced math after Calc BC (i.e., linear algebra or multivariable).  They are taught very differntly. So, your option is to take AB and BC, then Stat's or IB, which is lower than BC.  A lot of kids would prefer AP Science classes.  Some colleges don't take IB credits and prefer AP. Or, you have to go to MC, which either requires a car/transportation or online (and the times offered are usually at night, which rules out sports or other activities).  Many of the high-achieving kids go to Wheaton or Blair, which is unfortunate, as they'd probably get more high-achieving kids if they offered more AP, computer science, and engineering classes.  The AP computer science teacher is very good (or at least our experience).  A lot of parents and students complain about the lack of AP classes but the principal refuses to add more.[/quote]

Einstein used to have both AP and IB science classes, but they had a hard time getting enough students to enroll to justify both, and they need to have IB classes because they're an IB school.[/quote]

They have a hard time as the guidance counselors discourage it and it’s not offered so many smart kids go to other schools or are forced to take classes at Mc.  [/quote]

No, they used to offer both AP and IB science several years ago, but there were only so many students interested in the advanced courses, and they had trouble filling both, so they went with IB for science. [/quote]

If they offered it, more kids might go to Einstein, which would improve test scores and ratings.  They don’t encourage anything it, or at least our experience.   [/quote]

Einstein is seriously overcrowded already, so seems to have no trouble attracting students.[/quote]

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