School and the Students

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Looking at someone's GPA usually tells how smart they are and how hard they work. I found it strangely ironic that kids with Honors and AP classes get far better grades than kids with easier classes like College Prep. Shouldn't this be the other way around? You would think that an easier class would mean better grades overall. Is there really that big of a gap between the College Prep kids and the Honors kids? I, myself, am in all honors and next year, I will have 3 AP classes. You would think that most kids would crack under stress and pressure and would do poorly in such a high workload, but this is not the case. However, on the next rung down on the education ladder, kids are struggling with the College Prep courses. This gap between 'Honors' and 'College Prep' kids really took me by surprise. Any thoughts and/or comments?
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