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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m disgusted but after surveying the parents at Madison, I realized most parents don’t care enough. I don’t know why. Maybe academics are not a priority to them.[b] The school actively discourages kids from taking honor and AP classes[/b], even for those kids that have always excelled academically. Most people that I’ve spoken to that are unhappy are worried about repercussions if they complain. I worry about that too.

Our kids are being robbed of an[b] opportunity to learn material, work hard, be tested on that material and do well then get the satisfaction of knowing that they worked hard to learn something and it paid off. Plus, they will go to college and be expected to know material that other student[/b]s will have already learned in high school, so at a disadvantage from day 1.

I studied with my kid for a unit (that I have taught) only for DC to tell me none of what we studied was on the test![/quote]

We have been at Madison for four years and your bolding is completely untrue. The counselors actively encourage English honors for all, for one example. As for the rest...nope. The whole poinf of SBG is that they have to learn the material to do well and move on. I know at least 8m JMHS grads in college right now, from UMich to JMU to USC and they are all doing just fine.

It's not that other Madison parents don't care...it is just tey don't agree with yoy,[/quote]

Amen.

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