Better to Defer AAP one year?

[Anonymous]

I understand that in odd grades students learn new things, while in even grades kids hone skills learned in the previous year. If you have a borderline student (eg, lowest CoGAT among AAP accepted peers ), would it be better to defer AAP for a year, or will the leap be too much to go from GE/immersion 3rd to AAP 4th grade?

[Anonymous]

Pick immersion or AAP and stick with your choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I understand that in odd grades students learn new things, while in even grades kids hone skills learned in the previous year. If you have a borderline student (eg, lowest CoGAT among AAP accepted peers ), would it be better to defer AAP for a year, or will the leap be too much to go from GE/immersion 3rd to AAP 4th grade?

You either have a kid who belongs in AAP or you don't. If you have to put this much thought into gaming your child's start, perhaps you need to rethink.

Don't know where you heard the nonsense about odd and even years. AAP kids learn new skills every year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understand that in odd grades students learn new things, while in even grades kids hone skills learned in the previous year. If you have a borderline student (eg, lowest CoGAT among AAP accepted peers ), would it be better to defer AAP for a year, or will the leap be too much to go from GE/immersion 3rd to AAP 4th grade?

You either have a kid who belongs in AAP or you don't. If you have to put this much thought into gaming your child's start, perhaps you need to rethink.

Don't know where you heard the nonsense about odd and even years. AAP kids learn new skills every year.

+1 ...the amount they learn in fourth grade is massive.

[Anonymous]

Is your kid a 132 or a 112?

If your child is among the lowest by being a 132, SEND him/her for 3rd grade and be done. OR don't and go full on with immersion. The kids who go to AAP in 3rd will be making progress that your child won't (if you wait until 4th). Why make the gap any bigger?

[Anonymous]

Plus socially, 3rd is by far the easiest. Some new kids enter a Center each year, but the biggest majority of kids all come in in 3rd, transition together, make new friends. Why have you kid be the odd child out?

[Anonymous]

I have a child who I wouldn't have thought would make it because of his scores, but did. He is doing fine. If I'd waited a year, he'd be behind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understand that in odd grades students learn new things, while in even grades kids hone skills learned in the previous year. If you have a borderline student (eg, lowest CoGAT among AAP accepted peers ), would it be better to defer AAP for a year, or will the leap be too much to go from GE/immersion 3rd to AAP 4th grade?

You either have a kid who belongs in AAP or you don't. If you have to put this much thought into gaming your child's start, perhaps you need to rethink.

Don't know where you heard the nonsense about odd and even years. AAP kids learn new skills every year.

+1 ...the amount they learn in fourth grade is massive.

They learn a "massive" amount about Virginia history and very little else. I don't think 4th is an important formative year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understand that in odd grades students learn new things, while in even grades kids hone skills learned in the previous year. If you have a borderline student (eg, lowest CoGAT among AAP accepted peers ), would it be better to defer AAP for a year, or will the leap be too much to go from GE/immersion 3rd to AAP 4th grade?

You either have a kid who belongs in AAP or you don't. If you have to put this much thought into gaming your child's start, perhaps you need to rethink.

Don't know where you heard the nonsense about odd and even years. AAP kids learn new skills every year.

+1 ...the amount they learn in fourth grade is massive.

They learn a "massive" amount about Virginia history and very little else. I don't think 4th is an important formative year.

Really? Our science curriculum is massive and the kids complete 5th grade math.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understand that in odd grades students learn new things, while in even grades kids hone skills learned in the previous year. If you have a borderline student (eg, lowest CoGAT among AAP accepted peers ), would it be better to defer AAP for a year, or will the leap be too much to go from GE/immersion 3rd to AAP 4th grade?

You either have a kid who belongs in AAP or you don't. If you have to put this much thought into gaming your child's start, perhaps you need to rethink.

Don't know where you heard the nonsense about odd and even years. AAP kids learn new skills every year.

+1 ...the amount they learn in fourth grade is massive.

+1.

[Anonymous]

Thanks, especially 14:13, 19:23 and 19:30.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understand that in odd grades students learn new things, while in even grades kids hone skills learned in the previous year. If you have a borderline student (eg, lowest CoGAT among AAP accepted peers ), would it be better to defer AAP for a year, or will the leap be too much to go from GE/immersion 3rd to AAP 4th grade?

You either have a kid who belongs in AAP or you don't. If you have to put this much thought into gaming your child's start, perhaps you need to rethink.

Don't know where you heard the nonsense about odd and even years. AAP kids learn new skills every year.

Gen Ed kids learn new skills every year too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understand that in odd grades students learn new things, while in even grades kids hone skills learned in the previous year. If you have a borderline student (eg, lowest CoGAT among AAP accepted peers ), would it be better to defer AAP for a year, or will the leap be too much to go from GE/immersion 3rd to AAP 4th grade?

You either have a kid who belongs in AAP or you don't. If you have to put this much thought into gaming your child's start, perhaps you need to rethink.

Don't know where you heard the nonsense about odd and even years. AAP kids learn new skills every year.

Gen Ed kids learn new skills every year too.

No question!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understand that in odd grades students learn new things, while in even grades kids hone skills learned in the previous year. If you have a borderline student (eg, lowest CoGAT among AAP accepted peers ), would it be better to defer AAP for a year, or will the leap be too much to go from GE/immersion 3rd to AAP 4th grade?

You either have a kid who belongs in AAP or you don't. If you have to put this much thought into gaming your child's start, perhaps you need to rethink.

Don't know where you heard the nonsense about odd and even years. AAP kids learn new skills every year.

+1 ...the amount they learn in fourth grade is massive.

They learn a "massive" amount about Virginia history and very little else. I don't think 4th is an important formative year.

Really? Our science curriculum is massive and the kids complete 5th grade math.

Maybe it was school or teacher specific, but when DC was in 4th there was very little science. There was no science SOL and the teacher spent most of her time on VA history. They did do 5th grade math, but that was just going into more detail on stuff they did in 4th.

[Anonymous]

Start in 3rd along with most of the other children. It's better for social reasons and math progress.