Former AAP kids not taking honors in high school

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know how rigorous Honors classes are. I know one friend has a kid that asked to move from the regular class into honors because the regular class was distracting and a joke. The honors class is probably too much for him, he struggles in it, but the regular class is way too easy. I can see dropping from AP to Honors but I would guess that the regular class at most schools is not a great fit for most kids.

AAP isn’t that rigorous, the Advanced Math portion is about the only part that is challenging for some kids. DS is great at math but not at LA, he is fine but not advanced. He has had no issues in LIV classes in MS, we deferred in ES for a language program. I can see Honors math being hard for kids but I wouldn’t let a B student drop to the regular class, in any subject, because they are having to work to get a B. I would consider a C student dropping and anything lower then a C is an automatic drop down.

At our school these days there are no regular classes, it's either honros or AP. I guess that means honros are the regular classes but it's more equitable. Everyone gets the inflated GPA.

What FCPS HS does not have regular classes??
Did you mean a MS that has Honors and AAP only? AAP is NOT anything like actual AP HS classes.

There are MS that claim to have only Honors and AAP classes. The reality is that all of those schools have regular classes as well but they make it harder to enroll in those classes. They know that the more engaging material and opportunities to challenge kids come in the honors classes. But there are regular classes that kids take. I would guess that there is a real difference between the AAP classes and Honors classes at those schools while there is less of a difference at schools that have all three levels and fewer kids who are borderline between regular classes and honors classes end up in honors.

Yes well aware of that, my question was WHAT FCPS High Schools have no regular classes? The previous poster indicated that theirs did not. I thought perhaps they were mistaken and meant MS.

[Anonymous]

Don’t worry about what the other kids are doing. Make a decision for your daughter.

[Anonymous]

There is a difference in the honors classes with kids who came from GenEd in most cases. The former AAP kids complain that they are slowing down the class pace

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a difference in the honors classes with kids who came from GenEd in most cases. The former AAP kids complain that they are slowing down the class pace

Definitely not at our HS. They weed out the kids who can not keep up with the pace or the grades(both former AAP and general kids) within the first few weeks of school. Basically if you have a C average after a few weeks(and a lot do) teachers and counselors send emails to parents with information regarding dropping down a level. or what can be done to help get the student back on track. There is absolutely nothing wrong with dropping down to a regular class. You want your kid to grasp concepts and have confidence while learning. They can then increase rigor the next year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There is a difference in the honors classes with kids who came from GenEd in most cases. The former AAP kids complain that they are slowing down the class pace

Definitely not at our HS. They weed out the kids who can not keep up with the pace or the grades(both former AAP and general kids) within the first few weeks of school. Basically if you have a C average after a few weeks(and a lot do) teachers and counselors send emails to parents with information regarding dropping down a level. or what can be done to help get the student back on track. There is absolutely nothing wrong with dropping down to a regular class. You want your kid to grasp concepts and have confidence while learning. They can then increase rigor the next year.

OPs kid is getting As and A- but she has to work for them. Without effort she would get a B. At least that is what OP said in her first post. OPs kid wants an A without having to work for it, which she can do in the gen ed class but not the Honors class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a difference in the honors classes with kids who came from GenEd in most cases. The former AAP kids complain that they are slowing down the class pace

+1 yep. My DS reports the same. The honors classes are filled with both non AAP and AAP kids. Some of the non AAP kids clearly do not belong. I wish HS still had AAP classes.

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Anonymous wrote:There is a difference in the honors classes with kids who came from GenEd in most cases. The former AAP kids complain that they are slowing down the class pace

+1 yep. My DS reports the same. The honors classes are filled with both non AAP and AAP kids. Some of the non AAP kids clearly do not belong. I wish HS still had AAP classes.

But all of the AAP kids do?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There is a difference in the honors classes with kids who came from GenEd in most cases. The former AAP kids complain that they are slowing down the class pace

+1 yep. My DS reports the same. The honors classes are filled with both non AAP and AAP kids. Some of the non AAP kids clearly do not belong. I wish HS still had AAP classes.

But all of the AAP kids do?

They are more likely to move at the pace of the class. Social Studies, Science, and LA are not that much different for AAP vs Honors and the kids who have been in LIV in ES are prepared for the LIV/AAP class in MS. Math is the one class where there is not an AAP class, and I know a decent number of AAP kids who don't test into Algebra 1 H in 7th grade or do and choose Math 7 Honors because they just are not that excited about math or school.