What is the point of a separate level iv vs honors class? Are they actually different in middle school? |
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If AAP selection is done by the central committee, why do people say that above-average kids at low SES are more likely to get in than way-above-average kids at high SES schools? It's not like there are 20% kids selected from each school. |
The central committee knows which school the kids attend and they are mindful of that when selecting for AAP. |
AAP selection is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, especially for those coming in from outside FCPS. I'd apply, because it doesn't take that much effort, and then accept that the results might seem a bit random. |
If they are a solid, but grade level, kid in math based on assessments like i-ready, are they going be behind other kids and struggle in 5th grade though, simply because they haven't been taught whatever basics the other AAP kids were taught in 4th? Even if accepted, I still don't know that this would be a good thing. I'm not a fan of pushing kids unnecessarily, especially at this age. The idea of pushing accelerated math early makes me wary, even as a parent who absolutely adored math when I was in school. It is easy to switch from loving math to despising it simply because one concept was difficult to master and you then lose your footing on the mountain, so to speak. |
What's the iready percentile? iready has a very broad definition of "on grade level," and most AAP kids would still be considered "on grade level." If the kid has high aptitude for math, but they've only been taught grade level math, I wouldn't worry. The FCPS math curriculum spirals a lot. Each year, the kids are passing through a concept they learned the previous year, but then going into more depth. Kids enter and exit advanced math at all ES grade levels, and most are fine. Kids also frequently enter in 5th or 6th grade with no issues. If your kid doesn't love math or doesn't have a high aptitude, then I would be much more wary of the AAP acceleration. The other question is what is the SES of the school you're planning to transfer into? If it's a higher SES area, your kid would probably be fine in gen ed. If it's a lower SES area, your kid would likely be bored and ignored in gen ed. |
6 classes per grade??? What school is this big? |
Returning back to this, i-ready reading has been consistently high 90s, or above 99th percentile Math has heen a total crapshoot from below grade level, 80th to 90th percentile, to 94th percentile on the most recent winter iready. Unsure if COVID and virtual school may have set them back. So this is where I don't know what to do. Moving schools/locations is tough enough at this age, so want to place them right. |
Did you get your child's AAP package? The submitted iready only includes winter 2023 score, per you, it's 94% math and 99% reading. That's AAP admissible. Look at his package to see where is lacking. |
We haven't applied yet, we are moving to VA for the next school year. This is why I'm trying to get it right for my kid who will enter 5th. |