<p>Firehose, thanks for sharing that Stanford study! Yes, it’s the elite Stanford crowd, but still, it gives me hope. Recently I read a short story written by a recent Stanford grad, son of friends, and it was very good-- I would publish it if I could. </p>
<p>Okay, so it’s not hopeless…</p>
<p>And I would agree with scualum, who like me, went to the same school as her kids. Based on memory, not actual evidence, my girls have had stronger math, science and language (in my case, French that I barely learned, in their case, Spanish that they can actually speak) than I had. Social studies might not be as rich as in my day. Theology/ethics (it’s a progressive Catholic school) is definitely richer and more big-picture now. And English… they still teach them to write, I’m happy to say, but I fear that the AP thing has taken away some of the joy of literature and language. But it’s a game they all play.</p>