Honors classes vs regular

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Probably pace of material. But open enrollment honors may or may not be on the college track.

You are basically telling OP that her kids won't be prepared for college if they only take honors in middle school, which is complete nonsense.

All FCPS schools have open-enrollment honors (and AP classes). Basically everyone at my kids' FCPS high school goes to college (it's not just the kids who are in AAP in grades 3-8, which are the only classes that aren't "open enrollment").

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AAP has nothing to do with what classes are chosen in high school, or who goes to college, or even what college.

All except for math. Math is on a different path and is sequential.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS is going into 7th this school year. The school has regular, honors, and AAP classes. Anyone can take the regular or honors classes so likely nothing like the AAP classes.

What are the biggest differences between regular math and english vs honors math and english?

We found the difference between AAP and Honors was less than the difference between individual teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The students who take middle school honors are often headed to high school honors and AP. Most of my DS's friends took honors which kept him motivated to do the work. I think in theory honors is less memorization and more of a deep dive but in actuality it may depend on the teacher.