Yall don't jump all over me for this. But this topic is fresh to me this week. I just found out that next year the high school wont offer AP classes (except for math) for the freshman year. I was one of the kids that "just got by" in high school just to find out when I got married and had a family, "just getting by" didn't really make for the lifestyle I wanted for my wife and kids. So after working fulltime and going to UoM full time, I spent several years obtaining my Electrical Engineering degree. Now that I've got a few miles in between then and now, I don't want either of my kids to have to struggle thru those years I did. My oldest girl is in all the AP classes, I think we need to encourage our kids to be the best they can be and not go into adulthood with mentality of just what it takes to get by. Gives em a a great foundation when it come college time and scholarship evaluation. Nothing comes easy without some hard work.