Per cricket 3,
" I won’t bore you with details but try and give you the short version. All our AP and honored level classes are open to everyone, regardless of ability. There is a teacher recommendation process, but parents can override it frequently, and do. The result is that the vast majority of honors/AP classes are taught with a lot of scaffolding. For a gifted kid, that can mean a lot of frustrating busywork. My kid rarely studied, either, but she did drown in endless amounts of frustrating homework."

This is the situation at our high school. DYS DD13 has the opportunity to take AP classes next year, and I wonder if she is ready for the busy work and organizational side. There is no doubt she can understand the classwork. I was thinking about talking to her current English teacher about the situation. What can we do to get her ready? She would be open to any AP class except probably math (good at it, but isn't excited about it either).