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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In middle school centers the full-time aap kids are segregated into full time aap only classes 
Non center middle school they mix with the kids who choose honors.
It does seem to be mostly the same thing....but with the segregation....[/quote]

Anyone understand why they are separated in MS? If Honors and AAP are the same, why not mix??[/quote]

Haven't been able to figure it out yet, same teachers, same Schoology folders, same teaching materials and homework and tests...[/quote]

It is not the same material or tests at our school. [/quote]

Our MS has AAP and Honors. Material, homework, tests, etc are the same. Teachers have told me it's the same curriculum, no difference. So.... why segregate?[/quote]

You’re confused bc they’re lying. It’s not the same material. If it were, they’d combine the classes, it makes no sense otherwise. [/quote]

Within the same team it is absolutely the same..
At least at our center.  Otherwise the teachers would maintain different Schoology folders for aap and honors, but they don't... IT'S THE SAME...just segregated [/quote]

In AAP the pacing is faster and the curriculum goes more in depth. [/quote]

Honestly, if they weren't similar the kids would stay segregated in highschool too since they would have been taught soooooo much more[/quote]

In our center MS there is only honors and AAP offered, so honors is inevitably going to move at a slower pace and cover topics in less depth since there’s really no other track offered for the kids who can’t and/or don’t want to work at that AAP pace. In high school, students can choose general track, honors and/or AP courses. Yes, there are many honors kids who can work at AAP pace in MS, but that’s a separate matter altogether. I have no idea why they chose to organize it this way.  In high school the honors/AP course selection tends to more appropriately sort the students into the programming rigor they can handle. 
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You're flat out wrong here. All middle schools offer regular, honors, and AAP. [/quote]

No, you are wrong. Some schools offer regular and honors, no AAP because they don’t have enough kids for the AAP cohort. Some schools only offer honors and AAP, regular is offered but only for kids who are behind in grade level and it is not advertised. Some schools offer all three, like the Centers do. [/quote]

You are correct, but my point was that there is no center school that does not offer general ed classes like the first PP stated. Center MSes have to offer all three.[/quote]

I guess the general education track at our school is a well-kept secret. Our center school claims to be “All Honors, which means that all teachers and classes
access Critical and Creative Thinking strategies and opportunities for
advanced rigor.”

The course selection sheet says: 
All students are automatically enrolled in English HN, Science HN, Civics HN, and Health & PE.

All students eligible for the Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) are automatically enrolled in English AA, Science AA, & Civics AA.

If there is general education track, it is not advertised on the curriculum slideshow nor is it an option on course selection forms. [/quote]

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