Underwhelmed by AAP

[Anonymous]

My child started AAP this year in 3rd grade. So far, I've been very underwhelmed by the program at the center. The class is taught by a first-year teacher, who may be enthusiastic but she lacks experience. My child had much better teachers in general ed. I was under the (mistaken) impression that AAP teachers would be chosen for their proven teaching ability and their experience managing a classroom.

I would like to hear what others have experienced in 3rd grade AAP. Did you consider reverting back to general ed. at your base school? In my experience, the AAP curriculum at our center is not much different than what I think a student would get at the base school, with part-time AAP.

[Anonymous]

do it. I don't think AAP starts making much of a difference until 5th - 6th. Surpeised to hear about the inexperienced teacher. was never our experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:do it. I don't think AAP starts making much of a difference until 5th - 6th. Surpeised to hear about the inexperienced teacher. was never our experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:do it. I don't think AAP starts making much of a difference until 5th - 6th. Surpeised to hear about the inexperienced teacher. was never our experience.

Surprised.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child started AAP this year in 3rd grade. So far, I've been very underwhelmed by the program at the center. The class is taught by a first-year teacher, who may be enthusiastic but she lacks experience. My child had much better teachers in general ed. I was under the (mistaken) impression that AAP teachers would be chosen for their proven teaching ability and their experience managing a classroom.

I would like to hear what others have experienced in 3rd grade AAP. Did you consider reverting back to general ed. at your base school? In my experience, the AAP curriculum at our center is not much different than what I think a student would get at the base school, with part-time AAP.

So only gen ed kids should break in a new teacher? AAP kids need only experienced teachers?

[Anonymous]

Sadly, this is what happens when everyone and their brother decides their kid needs to be in AAP and we have center expansion all over the place. Where do you expect experienced teachers to come from? They have to get their experience somewhere. And gotta agree with PP, only Gen Ed kids should break in teachers?

Welcome to FCPS in the Age of Entitlement....

[Anonymous]

Welcome to site-based management. Not all AAP Centers are of the same caliber.

[Anonymous]

I am not at all surprised. I have heard that AAP will be having more and more non-AAP trained teachers taking over the classrooms.

I really hope this is not the case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not at all surprised. I have heard that AAP will be having more and more non-AAP trained teachers taking over the classrooms.

I really hope this is not the case.

^ PP here...I wanted to add...

I don't mind if the teachers are inexperienced AAP teachers. As long as they have the training. Teachers have to start somewhere and sometimes the New and fresh teachers bring something new to the classrooms. This is not necessarily a bad thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Welcome to site-based management. Not all AAP Centers are of the same caliber.

I love it when people have no idea what they're talking about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Welcome to site-based management. Not all AAP Centers are of the same caliber.

I love it when people have no idea what they're talking about.

Thanks. Simply paraphrasing the AAP program review that was completed in 2013. Credit goes to that effort.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sadly, this is what happens when everyone and their brother decides their kid needs to be in AAP and we have center expansion all over the place. Where do you expect experienced teachers to come from? They have to get their experience somewhere. And gotta agree with PP, only Gen Ed kids should break in teachers?

Welcome to FCPS in the Age of Entitlement....

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not at all surprised. I have heard that AAP will be having more and more non-AAP trained teachers taking over the classrooms.

I really hope this is not the case.

AAP as a whole is a ridiculous program that has been allowed to grow unchecked for years. At the rate it's going, in a few years, schools will be half AAP kids. Really? Whatever happened to the top 3-5%? Frankly, I couldn't care less if AAP kids get a (gasp) non-AAP teacher. I'm concerned about the rest of the students and what kind of teachers and education they're getting. We all pay the same amount in taxes, and our kids should all be receiving equal educational opportunities. I also think Gen Ed kids whose base schools are centers should be allowed to transfer to a non-center school if they prefer, just as AAP kids have the option of attending a Center. The farther away from this nonsense, the better.

[Anonymous]

And the AAP hate brigade comes out in full force on January 1. OP, a single year is not an adequate sample. Give it one more. We have had brilliant and indifferent teachers. It would be the same in GenEd. Some brilliant and some indifferent teachers. The AAP program is differentiated; it may not always translate into differentiated classroom experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not at all surprised. I have heard that AAP will be having more and more non-AAP trained teachers taking over the classrooms.

I really hope this is not the case.

AAP as a whole is a ridiculous program that has been allowed to grow unchecked for years. At the rate it's going, in a few years, schools will be half AAP kids. Really? Whatever happened to the top 3-5%? Frankly, I couldn't care less if AAP kids get a (gasp) non-AAP teacher. I'm concerned about the rest of the students and what kind of teachers and education they're getting. We all pay the same amount in taxes, and our kids should all be receiving equal educational opportunities. I also think Gen Ed kids whose base schools are centers should be allowed to transfer to a non-center school if they prefer, just as AAP kids have the option of attending a Center. The farther away from this nonsense, the better.

I thought everyone gets an equal opportunity to get into AAP.