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[quote=Anonymous][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]

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None of my (humanities track) kids took calculus, preferring instead to take Stats - a far more useful class for them.  It didn’t seem to affect their college acceptances either.  [/quote]

But were they aiming for top 10 without hooks???[/quote]

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