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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have one in gen ed (honors) and one in AAP at the same middle school, different teams.  Comparing English, civics, and science there is a difference.  AAP has much more writing in English and goes into deeper literary analysis.  I found the same true in 7th grade and the books used were at a more challenging level.  AAP 7th grade history and AAP 8th grade civics also involve much more writing which is graded more stringently.  It was and is taught at a deeper level than honors.  DBQs were much more difficult in AAP.  For science I didn't notice that much of a difference for 7th grade.  They were paced the same with assessments slightly different.  For 8th grade, I honestly haven't looked at it too carefully yet because the AAP kid is doing fine in it and the time consumption is from geometry and civics.  Just my observations..[/quote]
My Gen Ed kid is older so I will only be able to compare her experience with AAP beginning this year, but I think you are correct about the writing/explaining expectations.  My Gen Ed kid just started middle school at Robinson and only yesterday was comparing her classes with a kid taking all honors.  The other kid spoke of all the essays she's had to write already, while my kid hasn't had any.  I can only imagine AAP is similar, only perhaps starting in elementary.     [/quote]

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