To some kids, AP classes sound as exciting as a bowl of bran flakes. Or as daunting as theoretical physics. So they don’t sign up. Even if they’re smart enough.
So how can parents and teachers convince kids to take the challenging courses?
One school district in Washington State figured out a simple solution.
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Most Native Americans have painful stories of family members who attended boarding schools. The federal government created the schools with the purpose of destroying American Indian culture.
Countless former students say the punishment they endured at the schools made them depressed, violent, and turn to substances to cope.
That’s why is difficult to reconcile what’s happening today.