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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thoreau does not offer "AAP," but rather offers honors classes to students found AAP-eligible.  To have access to AAP-level classes in middle school, students must enroll at their designated AAP Center.  There seems to be some confusion on this point, as some middle schools claim to have local level IV programs, but this concept is not recognized by FCPS at the middle school level.  [/quote]

The concept is recognized by the middle schools that offer it (i.e. Franklin, Irving, Thoreau, others)even if FCPS doesn't make a point of it.  You have a bone to pick.  Fine.  But, you are intentionally trying to misdirect people.  The AAP classes at Thoreau, as well as the other schools that have Level 4, are definitely NOT the same content or assignments as the honors classes.  I had one in honors for the past two years and now one in AAP at TMS... not the same expectations.  This is by design.  I've seen in gradebook where the teacher has a line item listing a particular task with the words "AAP extension."  (meaning:  this requirement is only for the AAP classes).

To answer the original question, we are very satisfied with Thoreau.  English is notably more challenging (but, like any school, it could be the specific teacher my AAP kid has for English).   The other 50% of AAP (beside the teaching/content) is the peer group.  Level 4 MS programs put the AAP kids together for science, English, and history.  So, the student contributions/discussions are supposedly enhanced by kids who have all qualified for AAP.  I say "supposedly" b/c the reality is that the kids in honors at TMS are largely AAP-equivalent.  That may not be true at every MS.  But, TMS draws students who are mostly higher SES and therefore, I suspect there isn't a huge difference between the AAP kids and the honors kids.  But, if a distinction must be made, the AAP kids are put together in those core classes, and fuel a higher level of understanding and discussion.    [/quote]

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