On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:28:21 -0400, NotNow wrote:

I'm feeling old. My daughter started high school this week! I know Harry
won't be able to understand this, but at the end of middle school, the
teachers assigned to place students unanimously voted for her to be
eligible for all honors courses! Funny, but according to Harry, that
can't be done if you like to do other things besides schoolwork like
bike, camp, etc. In just three days she's adjusted well to the HUGE
school she goes to. It's just the way she is! She's a big hit in her
honors Spanish class, because it's really Spanish II there's a lot of
sophomores, juniors, and a few seniors. She took high school Spanish I
in middle school! Okay, done bragging!

That is absolutely spectacular!

Being in an honors course puts the student in a peer group which is
much more conducive to proper behavior and studying. To me, that is
the main advantage of honors courses. Fight to keep her in there, even
if she brings home a C every now and then. Remember her competition.

She deserves a great pat on the back for that.
--
John H

All decisions, even those made by liberals, are the result of binary thinking.