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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Students don't need to test "gifted" to take honors classes in most Metro area middle schools.  I know this because my siblings have children in ordinary suburban middle schools, in McClean and Takoma Park MD (not in the test-in math/science magnet).

Suburban kids can normally take honors English, science, foreign language, social studies and advanced math without having tested in.  They are allowed to sign up for upper level courses based on county standardized test results and/or teacher recommendations.  I'm told that a good quarter of the kids who start any particular honors class elect to drop down to a "regular" class because they can't or won't do the tougher work.  There is some movement the other way as well, with teachers recommending that particularly able and motivated kids in regular courses move up.

What is so horrible about this type of tracking?  One of my nieces is in honors classes for math and science but not English, the other in honors English,Spanish and social studies but not advanced math.  They both seem happy, challenged and OK with the concept of not being high fliers in every subject.  My siblings say that the kids are on track to pursue the full International Baccalaureate diploma in HS.

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Well now you are changing the topic. There is a difference between AP honor classes and a G&T school. To my knowledge, DC high schools offer AP classes  at Wilson, McKinley, Banneker, SWW, Chavez, and Coolidge.   Honor classes might be offers at some of the other schools, but I am unaware of them. [/quote]

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