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[quote=Anonymous]My kids have had AP classes that seemed like honors classes, AP classes that seemed more difficult than real college classes, honors classes that seemed like AP classes, regular classes that seemed like middle school classes, regular classes that seemed like honors, etc.  In our school, it really is entirely dependent on which teacher you get.  My DD said her honors chemistry class  (which was taught like AP) was more difficult than her general chemistry class in college. Her teacher had taught AP the year before and was too lazy to change the curriculum for the honors class.

My kids avoided certain AP classes and teachers not because of the difficulty but because of the time commitment.  If you have 5 teachers who assign four hours of homework per class, you don't have time to do anything but homework (and there are plenty of teachers in the school who think AP just means "extensive busywork.")

Even if AP classes in some instances are easier than actual college classes, does it really matter, especially for a course like Human Geography?  Does the average bright 14 year old need to be in something more like a 300-level college class?  
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