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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Disagree. Seems like you never took a literature class in college. I do think things like stem are more conducive to self study. My kids read a lot and write fairly well, but would benefit tremendously from being in a college level seminar. Older kid is now in AP lit.. it is not easy. [/quote]
completely the opposite. Seems like you don't have a kid studying STEM.

Most people cannot self study STEM.   SAT/AP scores bear this out.  It's easier to get a higher score in humanities subjects, and SAT English, than  STEM subjects. One can self study literature.  Grading is subjective; it's not difficult.

My college aged STEM major student has an IBDP; they did not find the program difficult at all.  My HS senior wants to major in science, but they struggle with STEM subjects, but not the humanities subjects, including AP lit/lang. They got As in those classes. Can't say the same for their AP Chem class.  The average GPA in their AP lang/lit class is much higher than on their AP Chem class. They didn't even bother trying for AP Bio, which is notoriously difficult.  [/quote]

I have two kids studying STEM. Both successfully self-studied STEM APs in HS (their HS doesn't offer AP classes). One of my kids hates humanities, really struggles to write, and finds STEM much, much easier. My other kid likes discussions in English and history class, but you can't have discussions with yourself, so would never be able to or want to self study those subjects.

Neither STEM nor writing papers is intrinsically easier or harder -- it depends on each student's strengths.[/quote]
PP here.. My kid self studied for the AP lang, AP physics, and another ..  can't remember.  STEM is usually harder for most students.  Sure, there are those who are naturally good at STEM (like my kid), but generally, it's easier for a STEM person to self study AP lang than the other way around.

SAT

2022:
Average Reading and Writing: 529
Average Math: 521

2024:
Average Reading and Writing:  519 
Average Math:  505 
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