They are pretty careful to put into level II any kids who they think might be referred or be in pool. Then she pulls them out pretty regularly throughout second grade and does the worksheets that become the work samples. So she knows them better than what you described. Our school has always followed what FCPS used to say about level II - that it's a "talent development pool" for level IV. |
I don't think the U. S. has ever really been that great on the PISA. Didn't the first freak out about that happen in the 80s? |
This is 1 elementary school out of 144. Our school was like this 5 years ago but not today and most FCPS schools are not operating to this standard. Some schools don’t even have a full-time AART and are sharing with other schools. |
This is nothing new. Top US engineering schools have been doing this for years. https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2013/07/15/international-students-are-70-of-ee-grad-students-in-u-s/?sh=5ac4c8b0673e |
Not sure if you might be referring to a different test. PISA began being administered in 2000. |
Is this a joke? My child is level 2, it’s on her report card and I got the letter about it, but she does not get pull outs with the AART. She just gets extra math worksheets and maybe one extra math group each week. She doesn’t know who the AART is. |
Every school is different. We get no pull outs with AART for level II |
only certain students get pull outs. it's fair everyone's looking out for their own kid, but please support broader equity efforts |
The more schools lower the rigor and standards in the name of equity, the more students are driven towards outside enrichment. But that may be a good thing for the county - more enrichment small business taxes, more employment opportunities for tutors, more real estate economic development, ... all going towards building an educated community. It's providing tutoring employment opportunities for teens starting in high school. DC tutors at kumon, and gets paid. I would like to see more teens tutoring, much preferable than doing Insta and Tiktoks. |
My kid is pulled out for level 2 for math. She goes to the AAP classroom and does math with the AAP kids. |
What grade is your kid? There is no AAP class before 3rd grade so either your child is taking math a grade level up or your child is in Advanced Math and not level II |
This must be school dependent, my daughter had pull outs as a first (and second) grader with the AART. A bunch of kids in her class did. |
Whoops misread the PP, there was pull out classes that were occasional but not a designated AAP class. |
Our AART visits every classroom once a month for Level 1. She starts identifying kids in that setting, with the help of the teacher. |
Thank you for informing us. As part of the equity initiatives, we need the AART to thoroughly search for hidden talents or the so called, diamonds in the rough (DITR). Let us know if this is not occurring. DITR should be everywhere by now. |