Academics
The school offers 18 Advanced Placement courses: English Language, English Literature, Biology, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Physics (C), Calculus (AB & BC), Statistics, Computer Science (AB), Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, U.S. History, European History, Government and Politics, Economics, Music Theory, and Studio Art.
Maine East has also been ranked in the top 1500 of America's public schools (based on the Challenge Index), as reported by Newsweek. In 2009, the school ranked #1192, in 2006, the school ranked #1181.
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Famous quotes containing the word academics:
“Our first line of defense in raising children with values is modeling good behavior ourselves. This is critical. How will our kids learn tolerance for others if our hearts are filled with hate? Learn compassion if we are indifferent? Perceive academics as important if soccer practice is a higher priority than homework?”
—Fred G. Gosman (20th century)
“Almost all scholarly research carries practical and political implications. Better that we should spell these out ourselves than leave that task to people with a vested interest in stressing only some of the implications and falsifying others. The idea that academics should remain “above the fray” only gives ideologues license to misuse our work.”
—Stephanie Coontz (b. 1944)