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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are many long term projects. Plus all the same amount of work one would have in a regular class as far as I can tell. Some of the long term projects are group projects. DC is on the computer working with a group on some project  until 1 or 2 AM at least 2X per month. That means no one in the group (usually of 4) is organized to have the project done earlier.  It is more like college in structure than typical high school. Everyone eats lunch at the same time wherever they want to. The construction is really bad and will be so for another 18 months I think. Meanwhile it's like a major construction zone and the hallways that can be used keep changing. Many classes are in trailers outside. Kids have to go back and forth, in and out, so much so that the PTSA provides buckets of umbrellas for anyone to use. If your DC is anxious with stress plus constant environment change, it doesn't sound ideal. [/quote]

+1 It is also exhausting. All those 2AM projects. And the group projects are difficult because there are many of them and of course not everyone pulls their weight. Because of the construction (which is a constant burden on everyone) they tend to eat their lunches quickly and standing up, which results in being very hungry until the end of the day. Being highly organized is the only way to get by, because each class is difficult. As a former college teacher, I can tell you they are doing college level  work many times (like sophomores in college) But the degree of organization and concentration is high for a HS student. There are no real slackers. There are those who are extremely bright who seem to skate by. It is 75% Asian, mainly Indian and they all stick together, so it can be lonely if you are not Asian.[/quote]

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