How challenging is the work in AAP?

[Anonymous]

After we moved here, many told us that AAP is the standard track, while gened is the slow track. YMMV

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does HW depend on the school or is it FCPS policy per grade?

In real life, it varies mostly with teacher. Some principals reportedly push teachers one way or another. If there is a policy, it is not uniformly implemented county-wide.

[Anonymous]

I would say it is not very challenging. My son who was only "decently"-motivated was getting a majority of 4s and some 3s in AAP at a not so great elementary. I assumed they were underpreparing him but now he has been getting mostly As in AP/honors classes at a quite good middle school with even less motivation. So, if AAP is not rigorous in elementary then it isn't in middle school either, and I don't think it varies much by school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:After we moved here, many told us that AAP is the standard track, while gened is the slow track. YMMV

+1 it is pretty basic

[Anonymous]

I agree with the poster who said to practice/memorize multiplication facts. They struggle with the accelerated math if they are also trying to figure that out in their heads. Homework varies greatly by grade level and school. We had tons of homework in 3rd - not a lot in 4th so far. 4th grade has been a major leap though in taking responsibility for work. They have things to get done at school, and if it doesn't get done, it comes home. If you have a kid who messes around at school, you could have some issues.

[Anonymous]

OP, it TOTALLY depends on the AAP school/center that your kid goes to. You really need to specify that on here, or just talk to the parents whose kids go to the program your kid would attend.

My kid when to two different centers (we moved within the county)... and they were run very differently.

[Anonymous]

For my older DC, the work was not challenging. For my younger DC (same center school), it's very challenging.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, it TOTALLY depends on the AAP school/center that your kid goes to. You really need to specify that on here, or just talk to the parents whose kids go to the program your kid would attend.

My kid when to two different centers (we moved within the county)... and they were run very differently.

OP here. We're at Poplar Tree ES. We're new to this school and I don't really know too many of the parents. The work seems pretty standard so far. A little bit of homework.