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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are sort of concerned too. The amount of reading assigned to be due at the next class for history during last week was crazy. It was nearly 40 pages and they had to take notes and were given 2 nights to do it. Other times not much is assigned. They don’t seem to discuss any of the material. I heard the unit test on 1&2 is soon? I’m trying to trust the process but am worried. [/quote]

Forty pages with notes over two nights isn’t a lot at all, especially in a high school honors course. That should take no more than 90 minutes to 2 hours, which is not much over two nights.[/quote]

40 pages of a textbook plus notes is a lot when every other class has work due the same day as well. I guess your kid is just superior. Congrats![/quote]

Your child will be doing this in a few years with all college classes. [b]It is doable. [/b]Your child has 2 days to complete this assignment, not one. This is a college level class so expect college level work. I know kids who have taken this class and loved it. It is advertised as challenging but great and recommended by every student I know who took it. [b]None of them complained that it was too much. [/b]Your kid is in the early part of the class, it feels overwhelming because they are learning the skill. They will pick it up and it will be fine. [/quote]

I did not “complain” - I simply stated I was worried because it seems like a lot. That is my opinion and obviously you disagree (by insulting my child - perhaps this isn’t the right class for my child). I also never said it wasn’t “doable.” Every child is different. For some that may not feel like a lot because maybe they actually had the whole two nights to do the work. I even ended my post with in trying to trust the process. I was not the PP who was complaining the teacher didn’t teach.

Perhaps you can learn to share your opinion in the future without insulting children and assuming there is something wrong with them if they feel 40 pages is a lot.
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Suggesting that a class is too much for a student isn't an insult, not every child is ready for every class. I took classes that were gen ed and classes that were honors/AP based on my abilities; I was not embarrassed by that. There should be nothing wrong with saying that the workload in a class is too much and potentially changing classes. If you are insulted by the idea that your child might not be in the right class for them, then that is on you. 
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