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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is what I would be interested in. Hearing from a teacher in a FCPS MS AAP Center. Are self-selected honors and AAP classes doing the same work at the same level in your school?  Or are the AAP classes stronger?  I'd be especially interested in light of the fact that my AAP kid starts HS next year. Is he going to find honors work to be step down for a couple years until he hits IB (at one of the strong IB schools?). Or will it continue at the same pace as AAP has?  Or can we hope for harder in 9th grade? Because, at this point, we are seeing high As with minimal effort at a "strong" AAP Center MS. [/quote]

NP here.  I guess my answer would be, who cares?  Once in high school, your child will be in classes filled with all kind of kids, including those who were never in AAP, but who are now (finally) able to self-select honors, AP or IB classes.  I guarantee your child will not find any of his high school classes a "step down" ( :roll: ) from middle school, regardless of what level he is currently in.  He will be surrounded by kids of all abilities, many of whom will be far brighter than he, [b]regardless[/b] of prior AAP experience.  It's amazing how that works.  [/quote]

I guess I care, because my kid is in AAP at a RR/Carson/Longfellow, making great grades (a 4.0, but all core academic subjects 97 or greater), putting forth zero effort, and complaining about being bored all the time. So, I wish FCPS to finally challenge him. If these same kids, who are not pushing him now, funnel to HS with him, and then the classes get further watered down, then yes, I guess getting a challenging "honors curriculum isn't realistic. Maybe your brilliant kid who couldn't make AAP will run circles around him-- it would be nice if someone did. But I sorta doubt it. Here's hoping for TJ. [/quote]

Oh dear. What a dilemma. Now I know why so many TJ kids seem to be socially challenged (to put it mildly) and struggle later in life.[/quote]

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