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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So for open enrollment, students can sign up for whatever class they want in every subject? If they do poorly, can they be sent back to a lower level class?[/quote]

Yes, they can sign up for any class.  Get a D in math 7?  Skip math 8 and take algebra in 8th grade!  Get a D in algebra?  Go to honors geometry!

No, I cannot force any child to drop the class, ever.[/quote]

That’s completely ridiculous. Why is this allowed? My kid at a private school has to prove he can handle a higher level class by getting an A in the previous class. Either that or have high entrance test scores and even that may not guarantee he stays in the higher level class. He would still need an A to stay in that level the following year. [/quote]

Yep, private schools very heavily gate keep classes.  My kid is in a Big3 private and was not allowed to take an AP class because he received a 94 in the previous class in the series.  Admission to the subsequent AP required a 95. 
We asked the academic dean about bumping him up (kid had a personal interest in this subject) and the dean said no. [/quote]

#notallprivateschools

Most private schools are not SFS. I have students in AP level classes who lack the skills needed for success. And students in Honors classes who expect an A for being awake the whole time.

The college admissions game is ruining high school. We’re stressing the good students out and giving them anxiety and depression. Meanwhile, we fail the low performers too, by making them feel terrible about not being able to do math that’s too hard for them when they’d be better served by technical/vocational options.

All to serve winner take all capitalism. It’s not going to endure much longer. Something has to give. [/quote]

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