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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, is your kid in a private school? Then I guess counsellors and teachers will take care of it for you. My kids are in public school, counsellors and teachers don’t have time to guide them. And if you take a back seat approach there you maybe disadvantaging your kid. For example, no one is going to tell an aspiring engineer/scientist that they should follow a certain math sequence starting in grade 7 if they want to be competitive for top colleges in grade 12. There are tons of things like that in high school that need parents guidance. [/quote]

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Level of support available a lot of times depends on the school (one argument for paying for some privates).  Being professionally familiar with some of the local (DMV) public school systems I've frequently seen more than capable students who've been knocked out of consideration for top 50 colleges simply because they're math track doesn't make them competitive for some engineering/CS program. Also happens a lot with language where teens don't know they have to show some consistency there with course selection sequence. No one in a large public high school will insist on that to a student. Graduation requirements in these high schools (at least the local ones I know) are much lower than what's needed to be competitive for a top 50 school (even some of the local state universities), if that's your goal.  A public HS (and some private HS) parent who know these nuances can help guide their student accordingly, again if their goal is to be viable for a top college/university or STEM/liberal arts program.[/quote]

What consistency do they need to show in terms of language? Can you elaborate?[/quote]

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