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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is a shame that young teens are so career-oriented that they can't explore the Arts or practical/fun skills.

My kid did take Yoga for PE credits once. And I wanted her to take the school's  Financial Literacy offering (to learn about credit worthiness, for example, and student loans and buying a car). Unfortunately, she was steered away from it since the counselor thought she was "too smart.." Apparently, they perceive that class as a way for math-challenged kids to meet the graduation requirement.

That is wrong, don't you think? Practical skills come in handy in life.[/quote]

I do. But I am the parent who is baffled why college prep students need BC Calc unless they are applying for math, engineering, physics or the like. But AP stats is considered a mark against you.   I guess Calc is rigorous?  But I’d prefer rigorous and useful. [/quote]

+1  My DD wants to do something in environmental science. She's on an accelerated math track and will do Calc AB in junior year so she could take Calc BC in senior year but I'd rather she take AP Stats.  That will give her an introduction to the math that will be more important for her in college.  At least she'll have the ability to take both.  It annoys me that kids who are in pre-calc in 11th have to take Calc in 12th to have "rigor" instead of taking stats, which is probably more useful.[/quote]

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