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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=DS63]But, the county is claiming that all honors is comparable to AAP.  So, it is comparable.  It is a good question, non the less.  I would argue if a kid was Level IV in the 6th grade, and takes all honors at a non-aap middle school, then that may be AAP.  In reality, the only school with a significant number of those will be Thoreau[/quote]

[b]Anyone who know anything about this knows the open honors classes, available to anyone who chooses to attend, is not equivalent to AAP.[b] For one thing, the kids are different and that, of course, makes all the difference.[/quote][/b]
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And anyone who knows anything about anything knows that none of this matters.  If a kid is smart and works hard, they'll do well in high school whether their previous classes were GT, AAP, Honors, GE, remedial or taught at home by their mom.  You people need to get over your obsession with splitting these hairs.  It's not as if exposure to some vaunted "higher level" of teaching or material in grade school or middle school is going to guarantee kids some special edge in high school and beyond.  It's kind of like sports, the talented ones and those willing to work hard will excel whether they were ID'd as "advanced" in the 3rd grade or not.

Get over yourselves, already!  Send your kids to any of the great schools in FCPS and let them learn to love learning.  [/quote]

+100  
It's sad (and frankly a little scary) that some parents are convinced their AAP kids are actually going to be ahead of the game once in high school.  High school is an even playing ground for all.  I have one in high school now and one who has graduated; it's very interesting to see which kids excel in high school and which don't.  Quite a reality check for some parents.[/quote]

+1000000000[/quote]

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