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Actually I didn't say that at all.  Only that for a B student who won't take any APs the peer pressure may be a challenge and the resulting peer group may be less than ideal.  Here are the US News stats:

Whitman - 82% of the kids take APs, an average of 4.6 tests per test taker
Churchill - 89% of the kids take APs, an average of 4.8 tests per test taker

[b]Whitman's numbers are a little lower because there is a big special ed program that draws from multiple districts so those kids are not taking any APs.  [/b]

Don't get me wrong, my kid attends one of these schools and it is a fabulous school.  Not everyone is super bright, although some certainly are, but I am amazed how many are way above average.  That extends to other activities too - so many of the kids excel at something outside of academics too.

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Heaven forbid we should make special ed a priority! [/quote]

I don't think the two are mutually exclusive.  The school can have a great special ed program but also emphasize AP's for the kids who aren't in special ed. I have no idea about the special ed program at Whitman and frankly, this is the first I've heard of it. I know Churchill has a bridge program. But since OP's kids are not in special ed, there is no reason to discuss this here.  I fully appreciate that MoCo has serious problems with its special ed programs but a comment like this is not necessary every time someone mentions special ed in passing. Signed, parent of special ed dc[/quote]

I am the PP who added the comment on the Whitman program.  I did not say it was a bad thing, to the contrary it is a great program and the school encourages a Best Buddies program outside of school and provides school age buddies to accompany some of the kids to classes.  There is also a new "unified" sports program for the kids that the county piloted last year.  These are not ADHD/LD kids (I have one of those), they are kids with physical and mental challenges many of whom stay in the program until age 21.  I only mention it to explain why Whitman may have a slight lower number of kids taking APs compared to Churchill as I thought that would be useful to the OP.[/quote]

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