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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, it is all about time management.  There are study halls and free periods, flex time - whatever you want to call it.  Built into the day.  Many kids will utilize it.  Many won't.   So the same school can say 1.5hrs and another poster will say 3.5hrs.  Learning to focus and cut out the distractions is key to surviving high school.  [/quote]

But it shouldn't be.[/quote]

I know what you are saying, but isn't time management and learning how to balance commitments one of the top skills a student can take going into college?  I definitely hear this a lot from independent school grads, particularly those who play a sport in college and feel that they've already mastered the important skill of balancing work vs. sports vs. leisure.  I do think that it's important to let kids make mistakes in high school -- getting a B instead of an A or a C instead of a B -- as they learn these skills.  I get that people are worried about the effect on college admissions but there are so many good options that I feel like that "too important to fail" emphasis is misplaced.

I also think we know our kids well.  If I've got a fast and efficient worker, maybe they can take all the toughest courses.  If one of my kids is a plugger, then it doesn't make sense to throw her into the deep end just because she could do all the work if she kills herself.  I think it's up to us to put the brakes on here.  My humanities loving kid really shouldn't be in all the highest STEM courses because she has to struggle time-wise in them.  If she puts more of her time into paper-writing and doesn't have a huge workload for STEM that seems like it's the balance we need.  And if she wants to do the musical and a sport at the same time, that might not work for her and we can help her make the decision or let her try it and then provide guidance if it's not a good set-up.  
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