Why won't FCPS kick kids out of AAP or re-evaluate them annually?

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Anonymous wrote:Wouldn't this weed out the kids who were prepped in? My kid is definitely in classes with kids who don't belong in AAP but because they don't get counseled out or reevaluated annually, they're just stuck there and it's (a) hard for those kids and (b) annoying for the truly advanced kids who they are holding behind.

Why is it so important to you to gatekeep the program? Is it a weird form of rent-seeking for private goods?

And OP will be first parent screaming no and unfair when it’s her kid that gets pass proficient (or fail) on an SOL and be the one saying it was 1 test, 1 day and shouldn’t be reason DC should be kicked out

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Anonymous wrote:The “truly advanced” kids will be okay.

Let's remove AAP then, since they'll be okay anyways

I have long advocated this. Do away with program. Would solve a LOT of problems. And money.

What money would it save? Students will still need teachers, transportation, materials, etc. The cost of a handful of AAP Center buses is negligible.

The only problems it would solve would be freeing up the parents who continually slam a program their kids didn't get in.

Find another hobby.

When the AAP 4 kids and parents get off their high horse about how much better they are I will have a better opinion of the program.
When my kid has to listen to other kids at THE POOL OVER THE SUMMER talk about how much better their class is it's too much. It's constant!
Seems like the AAP families who are constantly harping about it need a better hobby...

This is your chance to teach your child that not all kids will have the same school experience. Some need help with reading, some are terrible at PE, some are in an advanced program. Life isn’t the same for every person, what a boring world that would be.

Assure them the teachers will make sure they have an amazing year.

If your kid is razzled by kids at the pool, help them process it. This stuff is parenting 101.

Strange that you assume someone isn't parenting because they are annoyed that a certain circumstance keeps occuring.
Can parent the heck out of the situation and still feel a certain way about it.

It’s also a good parenting opportunity to teach your kid not to be a cocky a**hole about getting into AAP.

Don’t disagree. But that’s kid behavior versus parenting behavior. The parent should help their kid work through it instead of blaming it on the kids at the pool.

Bullies don't get a free pass at bullying just because the receiver copes with it well.
Take some accountability.

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I assume by 6th grade if the kid isn't doing well they will be counseled out for the middle school.

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Anonymous wrote:The “truly advanced” kids will be okay.

Let's remove AAP then, since they'll be okay anyways

I have long advocated this. Do away with program. Would solve a LOT of problems. And money.

What money would it save? Students will still need teachers, transportation, materials, etc. The cost of a handful of AAP Center buses is negligible.

The only problems it would solve would be freeing up the parents who continually slam a program their kids didn't get in.

Find another hobby.

When the AAP 4 kids and parents get off their high horse about how much better they are I will have a better opinion of the program.
When my kid has to listen to other kids at THE POOL OVER THE SUMMER talk about how much better their class is it's too much. It's constant!
Seems like the AAP families who are constantly harping about it need a better hobby...

This is your chance to teach your child that not all kids will have the same school experience. Some need help with reading, some are terrible at PE, some are in an advanced program. Life isn’t the same for every person, what a boring world that would be.

Assure them the teachers will make sure they have an amazing year.

If your kid is razzled by kids at the pool, help them process it. This stuff is parenting 101.

Strange that you assume someone isn't parenting because they are annoyed that a certain circumstance keeps occuring.
Can parent the heck out of the situation and still feel a certain way about it.

It’s also a good parenting opportunity to teach your kid not to be a cocky a**hole about getting into AAP.

You won't have much success that the world be kinder to your child, you have to make your kid more resilient.
There will always be cocky a$$holes.

I’m teaching my children to be both resilient AND kind. Give it a try …

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Anonymous wrote:The “truly advanced” kids will be okay.

Let's remove AAP then, since they'll be okay anyways

I have long advocated this. Do away with program. Would solve a LOT of problems. And money.

What money would it save? Students will still need teachers, transportation, materials, etc. The cost of a handful of AAP Center buses is negligible.

The only problems it would solve would be freeing up the parents who continually slam a program their kids didn't get in.

Find another hobby.

When the AAP 4 kids and parents get off their high horse about how much better they are I will have a better opinion of the program.
When my kid has to listen to other kids at THE POOL OVER THE SUMMER talk about how much better their class is it's too much. It's constant!
Seems like the AAP families who are constantly harping about it need a better hobby...

This is your chance to teach your child that not all kids will have the same school experience. Some need help with reading, some are terrible at PE, some are in an advanced program. Life isn’t the same for every person, what a boring world that would be.

Assure them the teachers will make sure they have an amazing year.

If your kid is razzled by kids at the pool, help them process it. This stuff is parenting 101.

Strange that you assume someone isn't parenting because they are annoyed that a certain circumstance keeps occuring.
Can parent the heck out of the situation and still feel a certain way about it.

It’s also a good parenting opportunity to teach your kid not to be a cocky a**hole about getting into AAP.

Don’t disagree. But that’s kid behavior versus parenting behavior. The parent should help their kid work through it instead of blaming it on the kids at the pool.

Bullies don't get a free pass at bullying just because the receiver copes with it well.
Take some accountability.

Kids one-upping each another is a tale as old as time, whether it's sports or grades or whatever. Help your kid build some resilience.