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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seriously, the amount of work it will take for kids to pass, say AP calculus in 11th grade, will pretty much preclude outside activities.  If the day is 9-5 and you add in commut time (say 40 minutes each way) then the child arrives home around 5;30 or 6.  Add dinner and now how many hours of homework?  Because there has to be homework to move kids along in such an accelerated manner.

I read the article in Current.  It's not that the kids will be studying Shakespeare over Jane Eyre or whatever that will ensure homework.  I think the curriculum will be great, very interesting for kids.  Middle schoolers crave content and will enjoy such a rich curriculum.  But if the child has to read 30 pages of Hamlet, do an algebra 2 problem set, answer questions about economics, write an essay, etc.  Some kids are efficient and can run through homework quickly.  But other kids labor on and on.  My middle schooler does.

So with that type of workload, how would any after school activities fit into the schedule?  I'm really asking -- we are struggling with this issue already, much less with a BASIS type of work load.  [/quote]

I agree that it sounds like quite a workload, but in the meeting I attended, the school administrators said they'd stick to the DCPS schedule, so 8:45-3:15. Many children could be home via metro or bus by 4:00, which should leave time for homework and one afterschool activity.[/quote]

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