Anonymous
Post 01/04/2026 13:48     Subject: Is Econ and Personal Finance free doing the summer?

Anonymous wrote:What is the point of paying to do this over the summer? I have never understood this parents who push their kids to do this.


Because it's easy and opens up a spot for an elective. Mine took Astronomy.
Anonymous
Post 01/04/2026 13:43     Subject: Is Econ and Personal Finance free doing the summer?

Anonymous wrote:Is taking a "real elective" over this Personal Finance course code for "must take a course showing true rigor"? It seems to be a certain set of kids do this while others don't.


Maybe a certain set do it to make room for more rigorous courses, but others do it to make room for chorus and theater.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2026 18:20     Subject: Is Econ and Personal Finance free doing the summer?

Anonymous wrote:Is taking a "real elective" over this Personal Finance course code for "must take a course showing true rigor"? It seems to be a certain set of kids do this while others don't.


Most electives really aren’t that rigorous, so not sure. My child wants to take some sort of computer science class though.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2026 16:07     Subject: Is Econ and Personal Finance free doing the summer?

Is taking a "real elective" over this Personal Finance course code for "must take a course showing true rigor"? It seems to be a certain set of kids do this while others don't.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2026 15:12     Subject: Is Econ and Personal Finance free doing the summer?

Sciences classes have a lab which take another period away too.