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[quote=Anonymous][quote]True, honors level freshman have some classes with the "masses" but therein lies the beauty of Wilson. 
My child (who is an honors student) fully enjoyed and learned a lot in non-honors classes freshman year. First of all, all honors would be incredibly stressful and we are mostly interested in having our teenager be happy while getting her work done. And teachers are professionals, they are not in the business of putting the brakes on their entire class 
She gained some valuable insight: 
She learned that she is in fact a really good student by being in classes with kids who are not as academically prepared. Interesting reality check for a 14/15 year old. Kind of a "hey, I know stuff, I get this, I'm a good writer, I know how to study, etc". Sometimes, kids asked her for peer help, she was happy to share. 
She found herself doing group projects with kids that on paper may seem to not have a lot to offer academically, but she learned from them, appreciated their perspectives, found some to be "really smart" others to be "so funny" and all to have something to add-even if they don't ace all the tests. 
We feel really lucky that our kid gets to gain this very important perspective early on. Not everyone comes from the same kind of house or has a family where all the adults have advanced degrees, but it's all ok and it is so important to be able to relate to people who are not all just like you. [/quote]

OP here.  I loved this explanation of your child's experience and your perspective on it. It is very similar to my experience in HS and my own parents' perspective, so I get it.  I benefitted from the life lessons you describe. I sailed through HS and went on to an Ivy where I did not struggle, but did discover that my education had HUGE holes in it that it was too late to fill to prepare me to study those things in college. So I just had to work around that. I would really like my children to benefit from a more rigorous and engaging academic experience in HS than the one I received, so my radar is tuned for situations that seem likely not to give them that. [/quote]

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