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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The biggest weakness we have found in APS is the English classes. Even in intensified English, my kid has only read one book as a freshman and it was Night, which is very short. They were supposed to read Romeo and Juliet but then the teacher gave up and just had them read a summary in modern English. I think the problem is that any student can self-select into intensified classes and with English it is easier to dumb down the class than it is with math. Is that worth $60K/year, hard to say but something I think it is.[/quote]

Why not take the IB or AP course if bored?[/quote]

I'm the PP - again my kid is a freshman so there is no AP English option. But this "why not just take an AP?" question could actually be an argument for going to a private school. With a top private school, kids can take challenging humanities classes that are not beholden to the College Board to set the curriculum. An English teacher can teach a class that is more akin to an upper level college seminar based on that teacher's passions and expertise and student interest, something like "The Literature of the Great Migration" or "The Dystopian Novel" instead of having to align with the AP lit curriculum. My kids are in public and they are getting a good education but I do think they would like their English classes more in a private school. [/quote]

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