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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP,

I went to a French high school. In France, hardly anyone gets a perfect grade. Marks are given so that there's always room to improve. This concept that a hard working intelligent child should always get an A is one I was introduced to when I sent my kids to MCPS! It seems weird to me, because it doesn't give them any incentive to do better. They think they've arrived already. Ridiculous.

So I think your Big 3 uses the traditional educational method, which is better in my opinion. And since they're a well-known school, surely colleges and universities will be aware of exactly how much a B is worth!
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+1. When I found out that Jackson Reed, our neighborhood public HS, had an "honors for all" curriculum, my opinion of JR dropped. What a joke. I'm glad that my HS student at a Big 3 is struggling at times. That is how he learns how to build resilience. Sometimes there is very little struggle, sometimes there's a lot. I love that he's actually not always a big fish in a small pond. This is how, especially during one's formative years, one learns about one's strengths, one's weaknesses, and the benefit of surrounding oneself with peers who can push one to be a stronger student.[/quote]

Way to pat yourself on the back I guess [/quote]

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