[ae_keji]

I think your problem is avoiding AP classes. They claim to be college prep, but from my experience (no citation, sorry) they're more the level that the entire education system should be working on. I do not remember learning a single thing from my honors/traditional classes (other than ohm's law in Electronic Tech, which is no longer available), however I can confidently say I did learn and still remember what I've learned in my AP and IB classes.

Unfortunately that is due more to excessive memorization and general work required than anything else, but I still find it better than the alternative, which is learn nothing at all.