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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Never.  Not in HS either.  Sadly, my DC, a HS senior, told me that the last 4 years have been a waste and that she hasn't learned anything since magnet middle school program.  This despite taking all honors and a heavier AP/IB schedule than many students.

AP is generally monotonous shallow book learning which is formulaic.  IB is writing assignments, which could be good if there was ever any feedback on the writing, but there isn't.

Top it off with some terrible teachers - unclear, testing concepts not taught, petty and lazy (not grading for many weeks) and the whole experience has basically provoked deep boredom and lethargy.  Fortunately DC has an outside interest that she spends substantial time on (both out of school and in class after DC is finished work or while the teacher is droning on about stuff DC already knows) or she would have lost her marbles a long time ago.

Thank god that your child's teacher was honest about it all.  Now you know.  Encourage your DC to find other outlets - classes outside if school that are interesting, reading books, whatever.  [/quote]

I agree, if school is not challenging, even at the honors and AP level, (Too bad it's just shallow book learning), she should read good books on her own, and do other things that interest her.  School newspaper for writing and thinking skills, Explorer or other groups for outdoors and camping (or just doing it on your own), or astronomy.  This could actually free up someone to live the kind of adolescence others only dream about, pursuing your own interests. I think it's a good life lesson that high school or even college and your first jobs won't always provide what you need. You need to make it happen yourself.[/quote]

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