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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's silly to suggest that AAP kids at TMS will struggle in honors or AP classes at Madison or Oakton.  Lots of nonAAP kids, kids who just took honors at TMS and they do fine.  I have a non AAP kud taking two honors classes at Madison...she isn't struggling, but her grades are proportionate to the effort she applies.[/quote]

Great point. My son is at Madison and is doing very well. He is not  aap but took algebra I honors in 8th grade and just signed up to take AP Calculus  AB next year for 12th grade. Right now he has a B+ in pre cal honors Some of his band buddies were in AAP and are on the same track; some taking calc BC. Kid would have taken a total of  8 AP by graduation, including computer science AP, Lang and lit, chemistry, world history? and Physics 1. Some of his friends who did AAP in elementary school have s few more. Some will have a fewer.

My rising 7th grader is in AAP and has a choice but will choose TMS, mainly because it’s close to our house and her friends will attend. I have no doubt she’ll do just as well.

Btw, a lot of the content learned in middle school Science, Soc studies and Eng will be taught  again in HS. Foreign Lang and math is a stepping stone to prepare you fir the subsequent HS course, but  those classes are more genenersl and not grouped by “AAP” status anyway.

This is an individual choice and different fir each family/child. Do your own thing and stop worrying about the next person. I’m thinking we all love our kids and will make the best choice for us and in our child’s best interest. Arguing is fun, but you’re not going to persuade anyone to do it your way, just because. :)[/quote]

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