what is a college-preparatory curriculum and how is it different than a regular curriculum?
Posted on 2009 under curriculum | 1 Comment22 Sep
Do public schools offer a college preparatory curriculum or just private schools? Looking at schools for my 1st grader and would like to know the difference. Thanks.
Both public and private schools offer college-prep curricula. In some public schools, students have to have high enough grades and test scores to be allowed to take the college-prep curriculum. A college-prep curriculum is usually offered in high schools and includes the courses that colleges require for admission.
As to a first grader, if you can afford a good private school, that would be better than most public schools, especially if the school offered a foreign language to first graders. The younger a person is when learning a language, the easier it is.
If it’s going to be a public elementary school and high school, try to find an elementary school where most students go on to high schools with good college-prep curricula.
by ownpool, on September 23 2009 @ 4:30 am
Both public and private schools offer college-prep curricula. In some public schools, students have to have high enough grades and test scores to be allowed to take the college-prep curriculum. A college-prep curriculum is usually offered in high schools and includes the courses that colleges require for admission.
As to a first grader, if you can afford a good private school, that would be better than most public schools, especially if the school offered a foreign language to first graders. The younger a person is when learning a language, the easier it is.
If it’s going to be a public elementary school and high school, try to find an elementary school where most students go on to high schools with good college-prep curricula.
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