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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think high school is when they actually start differentiating more. [/quote]

Not really. Any kid can sign up for honors courses, there is no barrier to entry. My neighbors DD barely passed Geometry and is generally disruptive but is going to same courses as DD. I think she will rise to high school challenge, DH thinks it’s indicative that more class time will be spent bringing kids up to min standards than helping our kids reach their abilities. [/quote]

ummmmmm.......You need to get teacher approval for Intensified (it's not called honors) classes.  There is differentiation.[/quote]

Not true. Parents have the final say. My son got no teacher approvals in 8th grade, so I spoke to the counselor and had him placed in intensified anyway. It has worked out well.[/quote]

Kids like yours generally get weeded out.

My 10th grader is finishing AP calc and AP world history and both classes have had a large percentage of kids drop out because they failed out. Next year will be no different with him in 5 APs.

Unfortunately accommodating a kid who is very intelligent combined with being a hard worker has cost us money out of our pocket because our public education system is so incredibly bad.[/quote]

Exactly, they should be testing people in so teacher and class haven’t wasted 9th and 10th grade year trying to accommodate the “oh we should have AP courses for college admissions” late to the party students. It’s demoralizing for th teacher and takes away time for the rest of the class dealing with struggling students who signed up on a lark. [/quote]

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