My ES is letting advanced kids push in and I am upset about it

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Anonymous wrote:kids in advanced math will stay in advanced math. If you don't like it, keep your kid home

Rumor at my school is they will be dialing in from their GenEd class.

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That's why there is a virtual option, OP. Surely you're not saying that students should NOT be getting instruction at their level... are you? That would be contrary to all standards in education.

Please reframe your thinking.

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What does "push in" mean? Classes are going to be overcapacity because they want to fit in AAP kids? OMG.

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What does "push in" mean?

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Can someone please explain what those kids are doing now? Just dialing in to the AAP classroom for advanced math? Why can't they do that for in-person?

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Anonymous wrote:What does "push in" mean?

It means the kids from the Gen Ed class who receive above grade level instructions who normally go into the AAP class. OP is saying she doesn't want those kids going into her AAP class.

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This sounds reasonable to me. All kids need instruction on whatever level they are at.

But if I lived with grandparents I would not be sending my kids back. The non-mixed class does NOT make it that much lower risk OP.

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Anonymous wrote:What does "push in" mean?

Gen Ed kids who join the AAP class for Math because they are advanced in Math but not all around advanced enough to be in AAP. Push in as opposed to pull out for small group with the AART or something.

OP, are the grandparents not vaccinated or at least scheduled to be vaccinated? I mean, forget the push ins--you should NOT be sending your kids to in person school if you have unvaccinated grandparents living with you. That is just irresponsible.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does "push in" mean?

It means the kids from the Gen Ed class who receive above grade level instructions who normally go into the AAP class. OP is saying she doesn't want those kids going into her AAP class.

Must be crappy aap , at good aap there are no lev3 or lower because everyone in lev4. No idea what a push in is.

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Anonymous wrote:What does "push in" mean?

It means AAP Level 3 kids join the class just for subjects of strength in upper ES. So, the class of 8 adds three kids from a different class (they are pushed in) so they can get advanced math.

Nowhere is there any indication this is allowed if it would push the classroom over capacity.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone please explain what those kids are doing now? Just dialing in to the AAP classroom for advanced math? Why can't they do that for in-person?

Because they are in the building, there is room in the classroom and even though they are “only” Level III, they are every bit as entitled as OP’s kid to a live reacher after a year of screens.

[Anonymous]

Take it to the AAP forum.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does "push in" mean?

It means the kids from the Gen Ed class who receive above grade level instructions who normally go into the AAP class. OP is saying she doesn't want those kids going into her AAP class.

Must be crappy aap , at good aap there are no lev3 or lower because everyone in lev4. No idea what a push in is.

LEvel,1-3 is school based. So, you won’t see it at Centers unless a kid has the center as a base school.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does "push in" mean?

It means AAP Level 3 kids join the class just for subjects of strength in upper ES. So, the class of 8 adds three kids from a different class (they are pushed in) so they can get advanced math.

Nowhere is there any indication this is allowed if it would push the classroom over capacity.

Our school has had return to school meetings, kids in advanced math will be switching rooms

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Anonymous wrote:I thought the entire point of this system was to create a bubble but our Principal told us this morning that all students receiving advanced curriculum (math or LA) will be able to push in to the AAP class. Do tell--How is that safe? I am really worried because my child has about 6 kids that push in and his class is already at 24 kids. Not all 24 kids are returning. Add 3 more and that's 14 kids give or take depending on split!!!!!! (again, assuming they all go back--which I don't think is the case) but it's still mixing. Should I be worried? I am thinking of holding back my child to be virtual. I am very nervous about this mixing. We have grandparents at home. I wish those kids just stayed in their GenEd class. Are other ES schools in the area doing this? Is this an FCPS thing? I feel like they misinformed us. I thought they care about safety.

How dare those kids who are quite possibly more advanced in either math or language arts than your snowflake receive the education appropriate to their level of advancement?! The nerve of those kids who actually want to learn something.

OP, there will be no bubbles for any kids. Kids who receive special ed services or ESOL services will still be pulled out to receive those. Also, many of the kids in your child's class will be playing with neighbor kids, playing sports, riding the bus, or any number of other germy activities. Heck, many of them have siblings, so your kid is already being exposed to multiple classrooms of kids via your child's classmates with siblings.

School is offering social distancing + required masking + some small degree of cohosting. If that isn't adequate to you, then you should keep your child at home. What you don't get to do is decide that your child is more worthy of advanced math or advance language arts than some other kid and bump that other kid down to regular classes.