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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I heard the AAP program used to be offered at separate elementary schools starting in second grade. But now it's a few separate classes in every single elementary school? Which classes? When did the change happen? What was your experience of the program? [/quote]

Our experience was that there were break out sessions in 1st and 2nd grade where my kid did math with kids in another grade.
Another kid who was reading harry potter in kindergarten (I mean like order fo the phoenix level stuff) with comprehension didn't get much additional support. 
This pattern sort of continued throughout AAP and into middle school.
The difference between AAP history and regular history is that you get more stuff to memorize but not a lot more depth.
The kids read more and at a higher level than in the general ed classes but there are definitely a lot of kids in general ed reading at or above the baseline AAP level.
The big difference was math.  You get a year or two ahead of other kids in math.  You end up taking calculus in your junior or even sophomore year.
This sets you up for multivariable calculus and or linear algebra as well as AP physics and post physics science.

tldr: advanced math is the only part of the AAP spectrum you really care about assuming you care about that stuff.  The rest of it is fluff especially if your kid reads on their own.[/quote]

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