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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree that Honors vs. AAP at middle school seems to vary based on the teacher.  My DS has all honors classes in 7th grade and one of his teachers mentioned that he gives both Honors and AAP the same work, while another mentioned that it's almost the same.  The teachers recognize that there are bright and motivated kids outside of AAP.

Now that my kids are older, the fuss over AAP seems silly - it ends at 8th grade.  In 9th grade and 10th grade, in core courses, the choice the kids have is Honors or general ed.  Honors and AAP kids both take honors and both seem adequately prepared.  You can take an AP class even if you've never set foot in an honors class before. AAP might be more useful for instilling the kind of cutthroat competitiveness that prepares a kid for applying to TJ or HYP later in life, but it's not worth worrying about if your bright kid tests 2% less than gifted.  A brighter-than-average kid who isn't in AAP will still have plenty of opportunities for challenges.[/quote]

This has definitely been our experience with two high schoolers.  Taking AAP classes through 8th grade has no bearing on future success in high school.  It's a shame parents of younger kids who read DCUM get the impression that AAP is the only thing that matters.  It's just a slightly more accelerated program which follows the exact same curriculum as GE, though many AAP parents try to spin it as some sort of magical track without which your child is a lost cause.  By 9th grade, no one cares who was or wasn't in AAP.[/quote]

Finally...someone who gets it.[/quote]

+1000[/quote]

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