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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like you should consider sending your kid to private school.[/quote]

Most of the privates are much easier than FCPS AAP.  We moved one from private back to FCPS and the curriculum in FCPS was far more challenging.  Have heard the same from several others.  [/quote]

10:43 here.  When did this happen?  Recently or years ago, and for 7th or 8th grade?  I'm willing to see if things improve after the first quarter - maybe, like grade school, the first quarter is just a placeholder while everyone remembers how to do school after the summer and real learning starts in the second quarter.  Is that the case?[/quote]

Recently and we moved after 7th.  7th in private was much easier with far less acceleration.  8th in FCPS was better but not over the top challenging.  If you are really worried about it, send them to BASIS and they can start taking AP classes in 8th grade.  There is really no need for it though.  They are kids and don't gain a lot by finishing differential equations in 11th grade.  [/quote]

Your experience may be different than mine in public and private. My older child is in AP classes and they are not comparable to a strong honors 7th-grade class so it's silly strawman argument. You can have strong 7th grade classes that are not AP level. I think my child had more work in 3rd grade than AAP 7th.[/quote]

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