I really didn’t want my kid to go to Canyon Crest Academy. Nice school, nice stafd, nice counselor that we already talked to a few times. But I’ve heard it can be pretty intense. It’s a great school for kids that are already really focused on what they think they want to do, but my kid is still a kid so none of this is applicable.
There’s a computer science track that is almost 2 years of college CS. There’s an art track that is almost 2 years of a college art major. A normal high year’s worth of math is condensed into 1 semester, so by the end of sophomore year you could have taken Calc BC AP or Statistics AP. or finished with 3 years worth of language requirements in 1 1/2 year . that’s just nuts.
I really didn’t want my kid to do this. I was doing the opposite of a tiger parent and saying , how about taking less classes so you get more free time to do things outside of school. Id rather my kid take their time to enjoy life. Are you sure you want to go to a school that has a 5 x 5 semester schedule? Instead, how about going to Torrey Pines or Westview?…”no”…. How about going to LJ Country Day or Bishop School or The Cambridge School. “ewe, I would need to wear a uniform. no” . Why CCA and an unnecessary load of stress? “because all my friends are going”…
And the schedule my kid picked out? Already “doubling up” on everything , despite me strongly suggesting taking it easy.
1st semester: Math 1H,Biology
English 1H, Art 1 , French 1
2nd semester: Math 2H, Art 2
, French 2 ,PE (“because I have to”) ,World History 1
Jasus Christ, are you serious? Already questioning why out of all languages my kid would pick French. Picking Chinese it would be a walk in the park. Picking Spanish, it would actually be useful here in CA. But French? English, Chinese, French- totally weird combo. And why taking two years worth of math in 1 year?
“because all my friends are doing this too, some are starting with math 2H and 3H”
This is not going to be fun. I tried convincing taking an easier life approach. Take more electives, photography, digital arts, etc. Oh well. At least we’re just disagreeing on school choices , not drugs, alcohol, friends, relationships…yet….
