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High-Track Students' Experiences in School

I learned to analyze stories that I have read. I can come with an open mind and see each character's point of view. Why she or he responded in the way they did, if their response was stupidity or an heroic movement. I like this class because he [the teacher] doesn't put thoughts into your head; he lets you each have a say about the way it happened.---High-track English, senior-high

I have learned a lot about molecules and now am able to reason and figure out more things.---High-track Science, senior-high

It teaches you how to do research in a college library.---High-track English, senior-high

Greek philosophy, Renaissance philosophy, humanities. How to write essays and do term papers. The French Revolution. HISTORY!---High-track Social Studies, junior-high

We learn how to do experiments.---High-track Science, junior-high

Inductive reasoning.---High-track Math, senior-high

Learning to change my thought processes in dealing with higher mathematics and computers.---High-track Math, senior-high

I have learned to do what scientists do.---High-track Science, junior-high

The most important thing that we have done is to write a formal research paper.---High-track English, senior-high