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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent of a lifer who agrees graduation cannot come soon enough. We have other children who left for area privates and are much happier. The US math department has extremely weak teachers that continue to remain despite extensive complaints. The rigor is what your child makes of it regarding their class choices. Sadly, I can think of two teachers who really seem passionate about their classes and understands how my child and other students learn. The remainder have been lackluster--tuition dollars spent for my child to watch videos rather than active teaching is disappointing. The administration needs to take action on a number of issues that  seem to be perpetually excused.[/quote]

I agree that rigor and stress can definitely be managed with course selection. There is certainly a way to move through Potomac with a manageable amount of work load and stress.

The highly stressed students (just from my observations) seem to be the ones loaded up with the max honors courses and aren’t the handful in those classes with As. Let’s say 25 kids are taking the most rigorous course schedule, and half of them are strong students working incredibly hard for Bs or Cs. And you’re right, the honors math faculty does not help matters. [/quote]

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