combination class at AAP Center?

[Anonymous]

My DS is in a combination class at an AAP Center. Half the students are 4th graders and the other half 5th graders.

The AAP teacher will be covering math and reading. However, the other subjects (science and social studies) will be covered by a 5th grade general ed teacher.

Has anyone had their children in such a class setup before?

[Anonymous]

What's the concern?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DS is in a combination class at an AAP Center. Half the students are 4th graders and the other half 5th graders.

The AAP teacher will be covering math and reading. However, the other subjects (science and social studies) will be covered by a 5th grade general ed teacher.

Has anyone had their children in such a class setup before?

Plenty of times, it isn't a problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS is in a combination class at an AAP Center. Half the students are 4th graders and the other half 5th graders.

The AAP teacher will be covering math and reading. However, the other subjects (science and social studies) will be covered by a 5th grade general ed teacher.

Has anyone had their children in such a class setup before?

Plenty of times, it isn't a problem.

How many times have you had your child in such a class at an AAP Center?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS is in a combination class at an AAP Center. Half the students are 4th graders and the other half 5th graders.

The AAP teacher will be covering math and reading. However, the other subjects (science and social studies) will be covered by a 5th grade general ed teacher.

Has anyone had their children in such a class setup before?

Plenty of times, it isn't a problem.

How many times have you had your child in such a class at an AAP Center?

Why does it matter if it is an AAP Center or non-center elementary school?

[Anonymous]

Do you mind sharing the name of the school?

[Anonymous]

Mixed grade classes were quite common in my son's elementary school when we moved here. I knew tons of kids who were in them, AAP and non.

If your kid is smart enough to be in AAP (as mine was), your kid is smart enough to survive being in a class with smart kids from another grade.

[Anonymous]

My son had something like this in 3rd grade -- it was a mixed 3/4 class. They did it because they had enough kids for about 1 1/3 3rd grade AAP classes, and not the funds to have 2 small classes.

He had a terrific teacher, so it was just fine. The 3rd graders in the class joined the other 3rd grade AAP class for science and social studies -- which was crowded, but ok.

[Anonymous]

Only have had good experiences with mixed grade classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son had something like this in 3rd grade -- it was a mixed 3/4 class. They did it because they had enough kids for about 1 1/3 3rd grade AAP classes, and not the funds to have 2 small classes.

He had a terrific teacher, so it was just fine. The 3rd graders in the class joined the other 3rd grade AAP class for science and social studies -- which was crowded, but ok.

OP says the 5th grade AAP kids will join the 5th grade general ed kids for science and social studies -- not the AAP class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son had something like this in 3rd grade -- it was a mixed 3/4 class. They did it because they had enough kids for about 1 1/3 3rd grade AAP classes, and not the funds to have 2 small classes.

He had a terrific teacher, so it was just fine. The 3rd graders in the class joined the other 3rd grade AAP class for science and social studies -- which was crowded, but ok.

OP says the 5th grade AAP kids will join the 5th grade general ed kids for science and social studies -- not the AAP class.

At DC's center school, all students mix for math (by ability) and for science and social studies projects. Other times they stay in their class and rotate through all the teachers - GE and AAP. An example would be economics, where each teacher has a unit. The unit instruction is the same for GE and AAP, so it's easier for each teacher in the grade to specialize in one subsection. The teachers rotate in and out of AAP over time so they are all capable of teaching GE and AAP. This year DC's main teacher for GE class was an AAP teacher two years ago.

[Anonymous]

OP, is the general ed teacher someone with AAP experience or with AAP training?

It is not ideal, but it could work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son had something like this in 3rd grade -- it was a mixed 3/4 class. They did it because they had enough kids for about 1 1/3 3rd grade AAP classes, and not the funds to have 2 small classes.

He had a terrific teacher, so it was just fine. The 3rd graders in the class joined the other 3rd grade AAP class for science and social studies -- which was crowded, but ok.

OP says the 5th grade AAP kids will join the 5th grade general ed kids for science and social studies -- not the AAP class.

I don't see what the problem is. At our center, all the students in each grade (AAP and GE) are together for science and social studies, and many GE kids are in AAP math. Which begs the question - why the division at all? It's all very silly.

[Anonymous]

How many other 5th grade AAP classes are there and do they stay together?

[Anonymous]

There are two other 5th grade AAP classes and they stay together. No other AAP classes in other grades send AAP students into general ed classes. Some general ed students do join AAP classes for advanced math.