Just got AAP screening file from AAP teacher and My DC's GBRS was 9, NAT 145 and VQN 93.

[Anonymous]

I volunteered to help with reading and found that the children who were ESOL & low income were the best behaved out of the bunch.

Yes, I have had the same experience. The ESOL kids I've worked with have been extremely polite: You could tell they had been taught good manners at home.

[Anonymous]

I cannot believe we are having this conversation. Really? If your post was serious (there is a tongue-in-cheek quality to it) I sympathize with your child's situation but, really, why tie the bully's behavior to his/her race and family income? Again, really???

It was toungue-in-cheek. But seriously, AAP parents think that there kids are the only kids on the planet who are worthy. However, my post did garner some interesting replies. I happen to have a certain amount of affection towards ESOL kids and their families; considering my own circumstances.

For the record, my DC has had problems with bullying and the zero tolerance policy is basically just a title with nothing of weight behind it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The thing is...i want my kid in aap because I don't want dc to be bullied, again, by the low income, esol kid that the school won't suspend, since the bully gets 2 of 3 meals for free at the school.

Aap has become the way for parents to protect their offspring. Aap is like protective custody in prison. Aap kids aren't forced to mingle or coexist with those in general population. They eat at separate times, take their own aap kid bus on field trips, have their own time at recess. It is what it is!

You should not have to be hoping for AAP to get your DC away from bullies. I believe that there is zero tolerance for bullies in FCPS, although your experience may say otherwise. Have you communicated with the school counselor for your DC's grade and the school principal? It sounds like you've made an effort but just checking. Is the bullying continuing to happen?

NP here -- there are bullies in AAP Centers, too.

[Anonymous]

I know, bullies come in all shapes and sizes and are in aap centers, too. That I know! As I said before, my post, quoted above, was tongue in cheek. I was trying to be sarcastic and it didn't work well. I sincerely apologize to any low income or ESOL folks I offended. Sorry, very.

[Anonymous]

And to the PP, yes bullying continues. The school knows and I feel like it is not just my DC being affected, but many kids. There is a trio of boys who are just plain mean. I have told my kid to tell the bullies to "get lost;" however, DC won't because DC doesn't want to get in trouble if the bully actually "gets lost." DC also does not want to get sent to the Principals office for being mean to another kid. I feel like DC is too polite and have told DC that bullies are not worthy of our kindness. Hard thing to try to teach, after years of teaching DC to always be kind to others. Currently when the kids are mean to DC, DC replies "please stop, you aren't being nice." Apparently I taught too many manners...why is DC even saying please! I have told DC that she/he can say get lost, you smell, you are a loser, and whatever else I can think of so that the mean kid will go away. I said if you get sent to the Principal, don't worry, I won't be mad. But I don't think you would sent there, anyway. Dad said Ni Way, I am nit saying any of those!

[Anonymous]

Typing too fast....DC said No Way, I am not saying any of those!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The thing is...i want my kid in aap because I don't want dc to be bullied, again, by the low income, esol kid that the school won't suspend, since the bully gets 2 of 3 meals for free at the school.

Aap has become the way for parents to protect their offspring. Aap is like protective custody in prison. Aap kids aren't forced to mingle or coexist with those in general population. They eat at separate times, take their own aap kid bus on field trips, have their own time at recess. It is what it is!

This varies by school, apparently. At my child's center school. the whole grade has lunch and recess at the same times and they all take field trips together. PE is mixed and so are band, orchestra, and chorus.

I cannot believe we are having this conversation. Really? If your post was serious (there is a tongue-in-cheek quality to it) I sympathize with your child's situation but, really, why tie the bully's behavior to his/her race and family income? Again, really???

And yes you will get yours in due time as I said before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The thing is...i want my kid in aap because I don't want dc to be bullied, again, by the low income, esol kid that the school won't suspend, since the bully gets 2 of 3 meals for free at the school.

Aap has become the way for parents to protect their offspring. Aap is like protective custody in prison. Aap kids aren't forced to mingle or coexist with those in general population. They eat at separate times, take their own aap kid bus on field trips, have their own time at recess. It is what it is!

Yes I have heard this before. Still not a legit argument for AAP centers. The centers need to go. It is only teaching young "smart" children to be entitled little spoiled brats who look down their noses at others as if they "know more" or are "somehow better than/smarter than others" just because they are in an AAP center in ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. You all in the centers, for the centers, blinded by the centers, are raising your children this way. You should all be ashamed but most likely you think you are somehow better than and smarter than others. If you were so smart you would be working for all children to get the best education instead "just yours".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You should all be ashamed but most likely you think you are somehow better than and smarter than others.

Hey! Lookee there! The ignorant anonymous poster on the interwebs is back!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should all be ashamed but most likely you think you are somehow better than and smarter than others.

Hey! Lookee there! The ignorant anonymous poster on the interwebs is back!

Amazing you are still here with your unimportant blabbering.

[Anonymous]

Yes I have heard this before. Still not a legit argument for AAP centers. The centers need to go. It is only teaching young "smart" children to be entitled little spoiled brats who look down their noses at others as if they "know more" or are "somehow better than/smarter than others" just because they are in an AAP center in ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. You all in the centers, for the centers, blinded by the centers, are raising your children this way. You should all be ashamed but most likely you think you are somehow better than and smarter than others. If you were so smart you would be working for all children to get the best education instead "just yours".

Wow. It is a good thing that I have been following this thread!

Well, the posts in this thread have convinced me! I am going to have my son drop out of his AAP center school and go back to general ed. I am also going to lobby for FCPS to instead create a new truely Gifted and Talented (GT) program for the highly gifted 1% of students who really need it. At this point it would clearly be next to possible for any honest intelligent parents reading this thread to think otherwise. Good job DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Wow. It is a good thing that I have been following this thread!

Well, the posts in this thread have convinced me! I am going to have my son drop out of his AAP center school and go back to general ed. I am also going to lobby for FCPS to instead create a new truely Gifted and Talented (GT) program for the highly gifted 1% of students who really need it. At this point it would clearly be next to possible for any honest intelligent parents reading this thread to think otherwise. Good job DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Wow. It is a good thing that I have been following this thread!

Well, the posts in this thread have convinced me! I am going to have my son drop out of his AAP center school and go back to general ed. I am also going to lobby for FCPS to instead create a new truely Gifted and Talented (GT) program for the highly gifted 1% of students who really need it. At this point it would clearly be next to possible for any honest intelligent parents reading this thread to think otherwise. Good job DCUM.

Hey look the the blabbering fool has nothing better to do with her time! Go quiz your kids or something.

[Anonymous]

I can't even follow what's going on with these nutters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't even follow what's going on with these nutters.

Tell me about it!