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[quote=Anonymous]I know this is probably school and district specific but let me ask if anyone has any insight.
The high school my son will go to next year is pretty segregated in terms of socioeconomics of the students. It is in a wealthy town with many kids bussed in from a neighboring town, with some kids who are middle class but also these two extremes. 
There are essentially three types of classes in 9th grade: a regular class like say biology, then biology H, and then something like Environmental science. 
It is pretty obvious that Env science is basically for those who need some extra supports/aren’t into science (i watched some zoom recordings of 8th grade orientation and that’s what they seem to be hinting at). 
They are also claiming that the only difference between Biology and Bioloy H is the amount of hw. If this is true, I don’t think honors classes make sense. I think there is a potential GPA boost too but my son isn’t the most industrious student so that is not a big consideration.
But could it be that honors classes have the best teachers and also the smart nerdy kids are exclusively there and not in regular classes? 
Unfortunately I don’t know any families at that school so I can’t really ask. 
What’s it usually like? Does it make sense to take honors as a freshman? [/quote]

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