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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid just finished 9th grade at a school that dcum considers to be rigorous. He got straight As without studying for finals and minimal studying during the year. How can he learn how to study when he clearly doesn't need to?

In 9th grade, he took honors math, the only honors class available to 9th graders. In 10th grade, he will take honors math and science, the only honors classes available to 10th graders.[/quote]

OP - if your kid is finding his courseload too easy, I would check to confirm that he is in the most advanced track the school offers. I'm not aware of any rigorous school in DC that only offers one honors-track class to 9th graders and two honors-track classes to 10th graders. And in addition to offering honors classes in virtually every subject, all of the Big 3 schools offer advanced students the option to be taking AP (or the equivalent) science, AP (or equivalent) history, and AP (or equivalent) language by 10th grade, in addition to adding an AP/honors extracurricular (computer science, art history) in lieu of study hall.
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STA offers only one honors track course in 9th. Honors Geometry.

In 10th grade, they offer 2 courses: honors math and honors/AP science.

I can confirm that STA is a rigorous school in DC.

I’m not OP. If OP is an STA parent, I’d call BS on their claim that their kid never studied. Maybe they didn’t study regularly or in a recognizable way but no kid gets through STA with As without studying some.[/quote]

STA offers AP Chem in 10th for kids who got an A+ in 9th grade biology. The also offer honors math and honors language. I don't think OP's kid is at STA. [/quote]

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