As I read more and more discussions on these forums, it appears that most high school students have class choice. They get to pick their classes and their schedules. My son does not. Every student takes the same classes freshman, sophomore and junior year. the only exception is math, where those advanced can skip geometry and start with Algebra 2 then precalc then calc (algebra 1 is assumed learned in 8th grade). Science is bio, chem, physics, no exceptions. English 1, 2, 3, no exceptions and so on. Senior year allows for electives but no AP classes. His high school sends kids to very good colleges but I am wondering if he will be behind when he gets there. Some of the posts here are about kids with 3 years of calculus and three years of physics (A, B, and C?).
Is my son going to be able to keep up without having all these advanced classes and no chance to take them? Is having so much class choice the norm in high school? At least my son doesn't have the problem of not getting the schedule or classes he needs. But is the lack of choice going to hurt him in college?
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