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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OK, parent of an ES kid here and this is the first I am hearing about this but it sounds  stupid. Hopefully it is gone in 4 years and we don't have to deal with it.

So my kid could have to blow electives on taking two course that are sequential even if he doesn't like an intro elective and wants to try something else? What the hell?

What is the logic behind this?

Kids take all of their core classes in sequence, what is the point of forcing electives in sequence? What is the educational reason for requiring this?[/quote]

It is about job security for the music are art teachers to ensure that the music and art kids can't get away with only 1 years' worth of art or music and then take say, CS, or other elective academic subject, at the cost of lower enrollment and therefore lower FTE count for the art/music teachers.  Count on the bureaucracy to preserve itself at all costs.  Kid's educational goals or considerations be damned!
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I don't think so.

It penalizes the music kids, particularly the ones on either end who are in the most advanced level from the beginning, and the ones who love to sing but sound like a frog and will never make it into the audition ensembles.[/quote]

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