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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, what math will she end with? Work backwards. Calc AB would be ambitious enough. Respectable. I guess no Calc and AP Stats if she's not shooting too high re: colleges.

DD was not selected for AAP but did well in Calc BC, AP Chem. AP Physics C - [b]so some students from the Gen Ed classes end-up kicking some AAP butt![/b]

-sorry, couldn't help myself[/quote]

As an AAP parent of a middle schooler and elementary schoolers if people don't assume the bolded going into the program, they're delusional. One of my friends who teaches AP Bio chose not to enroll her accepted kid into AAP because she didn't see the point for her particular kid and half her AP Bio kids came from gen ed. AAP was right for my kids (they wanted the math), but I don't think that means my kids will be somehow better than many of their gen ed peers at any subject.[/quote]

OP here and I totally agree. I’ve seen numerous gen Ed kids far surpass AAP kids, get into TJ, get into “better” colleges etc. But my question is really about AAP kids choosing lower rigor in high school when they mostly seemingly did fine in those rigorous classes until then. If it was just a one off, I would understand, but I know at least 10 former AAP kids who are taking some or all non-honors. (DD is trying to move down and uses that to convince us.) Honors does not seem that rigorous to me.

Am I wrong to make DD push through? She is not losing sleep or not getting enough time for activities and free time because of schoolwork.  It just seems lazy to me. [/quote]

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