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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not PP, but a curriculum where the content is at least as rigorous/demanding as AP-type classes but not taught around a standardized test (i.e., more freedom to explore fewer topics in-depth than a shallow breadth) is preferable for my kids.[/quote] I don't think you need to worry about that. Given the kind of boy who chooses SAAS, they do not need to sacrifice depth for breadth in the AP classes they offer. They have plenty of time to do both. They also do not, in my experience, "teach around a standardized test," but the boys do well on it. For example, there are something like 16 different versions of AP Lit there, and, while putting Genghis Kahn on trial is probably not on the AP World History test, it is a unit in the class. Also, the boys I know who are guided to look at SAAS are not looking to explore fewer topics, and they wouldn't settle for shallow understanding; they are excited to get to sink their brains into more. [/quote]
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