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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I remember really loving my (accelerated) English classes in middle school. The content had connections to philosophy, psychology, art, sociology, etc. I still remember those classes as a highlight of those tough adolescent years; we were really encouraged to share our own ideas, and [b] I remember the workload being more engaging than stressful or excessive.[/b] Is that what DC would find at Eastern, compared to Advanced English 6 and HIGH which is the universal curriculum at our home middle school? Still struggling to decide by tomorrow's deadline. [/quote]

I wouldn’t say that no Humanities students find the workload excessive or stressful—mine was a procrastinator to begin with, and had to learn to plan ahead to avoid overloading herself closer to the deadlines—but I think most do find a lot of the work engaging.

Mine ended up liking the history and culture portions a lot more than analyzing literature to death or interviewing people for documentaries. But I can see her finding those kinds of connections you’re talking about in all sorts of areas now, like propaganda in movies, or historical echoes in current politics.

The 6th grade Literature and Culture elective, in particular, introduces a lot of that kind of connection-building and helps them start seeing how things like history/politics, literature, and popular culture overlap and fit together. [/quote]

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