My older son really wants harder classes.
I really wish they could dial up Spanish for him. I realize that it is hard to do that while building vocabulary and grammar from scratch but he HATES with a passion the stupid group projects that just waste time (really if you could hear him talk about them you would agree...I know not all group projects are stupid, these particular ones just happen to be). Spanish is really practical for where I live but I think he might have been happier in a very rigorous Latin course of study (unfortunately not offered by his school). From what I understand Spanish III (becomes honors level at that point) and the two AP Spanish classes are where the challenge and intensity pick up. Unfortunately he has to slog through the rest of this year in Spanish I and next year in Spanish II.
Honors math classes aren't hard enough for him but it isn't like he knows the math already. He needs the class. He gets 100% on practically everything. This is one where if they would just pick up the pace to one and a half speed it would make it more challenging for him (but then lose the other kids in the process).
BUT even though he would love harder, harder, harder. Sometimes I think it is nice that school isn't 100% a grind. (He doesn't look at it that way).
