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How much is too much for our advanced learners?

I recently read this article and it deals with questions I ask myself every day - What are the values of taking college level classes as high school students?  How many of the most rigorous classes should our students take?  Are we sending a message that their transcript is the only thing that demonstrates what they have learned?  

Are Colleges Pushing Students to Do Too Much in High School?

https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2018/01/15/counselor-issues-critique-college-admissions-demands-are-pushing-high

"The study found a strong correlation between students taking up to five college-level courses in high school and their first-year grade point average. More college-level courses -- up to five -- yielded higher academic performance in college. For students taking six or more college-level courses, gains in first-year GPA were marginal or even negative. The average grades for students who had taken 10 college-level courses in high school were the same as those who had taken only five such courses."
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