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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's the deal with Door Period AP Science classes, which also have a prerequisite of the Honors version of the course? (Biology, Chem, Physics)

How do high performing science/engineering inclined students get through their course goals, with all this time blocked off in the schedule?

Do they take extra online courses to round out their schedule?

Double Period cuts the school day back to 6 courses, while over at the magnet the students have 8 classes and they are get the classes done in less time.
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You need to stop this idea of competing with the magnet kids. There's nothing wrong with a double period science and not having 8 class periods. It's actually better to go more into depth with fewer classes![/quote]

[b]Slower is not more in depth.[/b] Magnet classes go faster and also deeper (even getting double credit for intro science by lying about it being DP on the transcript!), because they expect students to understand things more quickly.

Capable students who are not at the magnet are in pinch. Many take online APs (up to 2 at a time) to supplement. [/quote]

No one, even if they are smart magnet kids can do a lab with substantive depth in 45 minutes.  Sorry.[/quote]

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