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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Assume JR is Jackson Reed. 
What private is this that gatekeeps APs like this?[/quote]

I know in my son's private school years ago and now at my daughter's school, students must be approved to take honors and AP classes. It is not that unusual. And yes, usually they require an A in the class to be approved. One class almost disqualified my daughter because she had an A minus, but she talked her teacher into supporting her, and she did get into the class.[/quote]

This is common at privates, especially smaller privates, where there may only be one or two sections of an AP class taught each semester.

OP- Can you discuss this with his advisor and the head of the Upper School? You are raising some good points. This may be a situation where you and your son need to tag-team to do some advocacy. I would also consider what his class participation is like. Does he frequently do the reading and contribute to discussions? If a student is really passionate about a subject and that is reflected in their work then it may be more likely that a teacher would advocate for them to move to the honors or AP class. I find the kids who lose out in this type of situation are the kids who do the work as a box checking exercise but don't show passion for the subject and don't contribute much to discussions. [/quote]

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