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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Another friend said he will probably get 3 hours of sleep only as he is getting ready for tomorrow's government test. 
Is this the new norm for 9th grade? [/quote]

Well isn't this a school that prides itself on extreme acceleration, high expectations, and getting people to be at least 3 years ahead in math?  You can't want "challenge" and then complain about the massive amounts of work that go with it.[/quote]

Sorry, no, that sounds to me more like teachers not doing their jobs (or a an aloof administration breathing down their necks), and leaving it to kids to learn on their own or parents to teach them after school.

Those who think that kind of "hard work" is what gets you ahead in life, don't be fooled. In meaningful college and job applications, it's many a times the "what makes someone special" that gets attention and merit. Sure there are test scores to account for but that's only half the story. Working on homework until midnight on a regular basis is not making anyone's child special. What can make a child "special" is things like holding youth leadership positions, writing a book, organizing a campaign or food drive, going abroad for a year, making it through the ranks in a youth orchestra, dealing with adversity, putting together and executing a business plan etc.[/quote]

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