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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a messed up game they have to play, or they pay the price for it. My kids have switched if the teacher is not good, or a hard grader, even if they'd prefer the class theoretically. Having a C on transcript would have too much of an impact and create huge amounts of stress.[/quote]

Even with an AP/IB course, you simply shouldn't be taking it if you cannot get a B/B+ in the course.  These are college courses and your kid is still in HS...they are a Kid.  AP/IB should be taken because it's the "next appropriate level or course" for your kid.  Not because "everyone takes 5+ AP courses each year if you want a top college.  
Just like back in ES, if you pushed (or didn't and kid tested there) to get your kid in a 1-2 grade level advanced math, if they are struggling, you are doing them a huge disservice by not pulling them back to the appropriate level.  Life is not a race.  Math is such an important skill to Learn and actually LIKE.  It can mean the difference between a kid wanting a STEM major and them hating anything STEM related because of ES/MS being too advanced. Fact is a lot of Social sciences and Humanities majors need Math as well--STats and data analysis.  So math is a part of life and so you should want your kid to succeed and get As even if it means being "on grade level"

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God I love this post. 
My DS is a freshman and insisted on taking APUSH this year because “so many people are.”  I tried talking him out of it but he insisted. He’s still managing a B but struggling. I said “why on earth are you putting yourself through this your freshman year?!?”  They get the idea that if everyone else is  doing it, they should too. 
I’m hoping he learned his lesson. [/quote]

my freshman took Honor History, and ended up with the AP coordinator for our HS, who also used to teach APUSH. So her goal was to prep the kids for AP EURO and APUSH and APGovt.  So she literally taught Honors freshman history as challenging as APUSH--a bit ridiculous given they are freshman, and we don't have Honors Eng/History in MS, so it's just "regular for everyone".  My kid hated it.  They learned a lot---was the first time they had to "work" to get an A- in a class (had never had below an A in ES/MS and never had to work for any of them).  But my kid spent 15+ hours weekly for a freshman history course (for a really smart kid that's ridiculous, really for any kid it is).  So they managed to get an A- first semester and A 2nd semester, and quickly decided they were never taking an honors/AP history course ever.  Sure they can do the work, but is it worth 15+ hours of work weekly for a single course?  When you are going to be an Engineering/CS major?  And have an EC (outside of school) that takes 15-20+ hours of commitment per week?  My kid decided nope, and we decided they actually need to sleep more than 2-3 hours/night.

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