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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is a senior at Yorktown this year, and I wish I had sent him/her elsewhere.  I think it is admirable for the school to encourage most students take several AP classes but the resulting environment reminds me of the phrase by the villain in The Incredibles movie that "when everyone is super, no one will be".  By this, I mean that (1) teachers want to to give out mostly high grades to they don't have to deal with parents complaints, and at the same time (2) large numbers of kids taking AP classes means these classes are dumbed down, and the non-AP classes are taught at an even lower standard.  For example, my kid has had 16 AP classes but has never written a research paper.  Grades are primarily based on box checking criteria, such as whether the student correctly uploaded by midnight of a due date images showing that pages and pages of text were copied from an online source using correct colored pencils.  In an effort to homogenize the students, the school creates a very stressful environment in which kids are asked to do a lot of mindless work without any joy of learning or interesting content.  Then, you combine this academic structure with a student body in which any type of interests or passion is socially discouraged, you get a place that is really soulless.  It is like going to a play in which each kid has a line, but the resulting show is terrible because the school has picked a play without any characters or plot.
 
Kids who actually care about learning tend to go to the IB program at W&L.   [/quote]

My kid is a senior there too and you absolutely nailed it. Add to this the controlling atmosphere (can’t step outside at lunch to play basketball, no bathroom doors, Patriot    Period being limited to staying in a classroom.). I hope the new principal can improve things. My DC has hated YHS so much that I seriously regret sending them there. [/quote]

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