Any AAP letters?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC is in. His teacher hand delivered the letter to my home. She said it could get lost and didn't want to take any chances.

The letters get mailed through the central AAP office. I find your story quite . . . fictional.

Not if you give teacher a $250 gift card. Try next year

[Anonymous]

IF this is real, then I certainly hope your teacher is as wonderful as she seems and is hand-delivering the letters to ALL of the students in the class who were decided to be Level IV eligible by the steering committee, not just the ones whose parents are economically advantaged enough to be so generous at the Holidays....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IF this is real, then I certainly hope your teacher is as wonderful as she seems and is hand-delivering the letters to ALL of the students in the class who were decided to be Level IV eligible by the steering committee, not just the ones whose parents are economically advantaged enough to be so generous at the Holidays....

Oh for goodness sakes, of course it's not real. Poster is yanking everyone's chain. Though perhaps having a parent who falls for it should be a disqualifying factor in determining whether child gets into AAP.

Please take a breather folks -- this is not life or death. Your kids or 7 or 8 and they have a long road ahead of them. Or do yourselves a favor and watch this: http://breakoutoftherace.tumblr.com/

[Anonymous]

PP, here. A better link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvobK93h5Ys&feature=youtu.be

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you all need to chill as in the scheme of things this really doesn't matter . . .

I think for some it really does matter in terms of meeting a child at their level and making school a good experience.

My child is only in 1st, so we're not waiting on a letter this year and while I never thought it would matter to me after this school year it matters a lot to me. My DC is thriving in school, but it's a little bit of a struggle. DC has always been a little different. DCs preschool and K teachers recognized this and provided challenging work. DC tested off the charts in NNAT, but the current teacher does absolutely nothing to provide differentiation in the classroom from what I can tell and was completely shocked at the test results. The teachers reaction shocked me. The K teacher warned us to watch DC closely because 1st and 2nd would be a struggle with boredom and behavior issues if DC gets bored. Well, this is happening in 1st grade. DC also tells us that they feel different than the other kids and doesn't understand why they don't understand certain things - like division, multiplication, reducing fractions, certain scientific theories/facts etc. The after school program provides some challenge with the older kids playing games with DC.

So, while I don't think AAP is for everyone (our other DC included - the base school curriculum is a good fit) I hope that if it's a better fit for my other DC than the current curriculum. So, for some it matters based on the needs for their individual child not and not because of status.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you all need to chill as in the scheme of things this really doesn't matter . . .

I think for some it really does matter in terms of meeting a child at their level and making school a good experience.

My child is only in 1st, so we're not waiting on a letter this year and while I never thought it would matter to me after this school year it matters a lot to me. My DC is thriving in school, but it's a little bit of a struggle. DC has always been a little different. DCs preschool and K teachers recognized this and provided challenging work. DC tested off the charts in NNAT, but the current teacher does absolutely nothing to provide differentiation in the classroom from what I can tell and was completely shocked at the test results. The teachers reaction shocked me. The K teacher warned us to watch DC closely because 1st and 2nd would be a struggle with boredom and behavior issues if DC gets bored. Well, this is happening in 1st grade. DC also tells us that they feel different than the other kids and doesn't understand why they don't understand certain things - like division, multiplication, reducing fractions, certain scientific theories/facts etc. The after school program provides some challenge with the older kids playing games with DC.

So, while I don't think AAP is for everyone (our other DC included - the base school curriculum is a good fit) I hope that if it's a better fit for my other DC than the current curriculum. So, for some it matters based on the needs for their individual child not and not because of status.

If your DC is "off the charts" then you will not likely be in a situation next year where you are wringing your hands, anxiously waiting for an eligibility decision. Should be a shoe in.

[Anonymous]

well said.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you all need to chill as in the scheme of things this really doesn't matter . . .

I think for some it really does matter in terms of meeting a child at their level and making school a good experience.

My child is only in 1st, so we're not waiting on a letter this year and while I never thought it would matter to me after this school year it matters a lot to me. My DC is thriving in school, but it's a little bit of a struggle. DC has always been a little different. DCs preschool and K teachers recognized this and provided challenging work. DC tested off the charts in NNAT, but the current teacher does absolutely nothing to provide differentiation in the classroom from what I can tell and was completely shocked at the test results. The teachers reaction shocked me. The K teacher warned us to watch DC closely because 1st and 2nd would be a struggle with boredom and behavior issues if DC gets bored. Well, this is happening in 1st grade. DC also tells us that they feel different than the other kids and doesn't understand why they don't understand certain things - like division, multiplication, reducing fractions, certain scientific theories/facts etc. The after school program provides some challenge with the older kids playing games with DC.

So, while I don't think AAP is for everyone (our other DC included - the base school curriculum is a good fit) I hope that if it's a better fit for my other DC than the current curriculum. So, for some it matters based on the needs for their individual child not and not because of status.

[Anonymous]

"If your DC is "off the charts" then you will not likely be in a situation next year where you are wringing your hands, anxiously waiting for an eligibility decision. Should be a shoe in."

This: +100

Kids like yours who really need the program are so obvious they typically get in....so try to trust the process, and not let the anxiety on places like DCUM stress you out. Some of the most vocal folks here sound like they have kids at the margin where getting in is more of a crapshoot. This is in part because AAP is now structured to take many non-gifted, but high-achieving kids who are much more numerous in the FCPS population.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IF this is real, then I certainly hope your teacher is as wonderful as she seems and is hand-delivering the letters to ALL of the students in the class who were decided to be Level IV eligible by the steering committee, not just the ones whose parents are economically advantaged enough to be so generous at the Holidays....

Oh for goodness sakes, of course it's not real. Poster is yanking everyone's chain. Though perhaps having a parent who falls for it should be a disqualifying factor in determining whether child gets into AAP.

Please take a breather folks -- this is not life or death. Your kids or 7 or 8 and they have a long road ahead of them. Or do yourselves a favor and watch this: http://breakoutoftherace.tumblr.com/

what are you talking about? this is life or death for dcmoms. imagine their heads will sink in shame for rest of their lives. Their asian community will shun them forever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"If your DC is "off the charts" then you will not likely be in a situation next year where you are wringing your hands, anxiously waiting for an eligibility decision. Should be a shoe in."

This: +100

Kids like yours who really need the program are so obvious they typically get in....so try to trust the process, and not let the anxiety on places like DCUM stress you out. Some of the most vocal folks here sound like they have kids at the margin where getting in is more of a crapshoot. This is in part because AAP is now structured to take many non-gifted, but high-achieving kids who are much more numerous in the FCPS population.

Thanks - I appreciate this. I have tried to stay "out of the way" so far and let the school and teachers do what they do. It's been a good experience for the most part.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC is in. His teacher hand delivered the letter to my home. She said it could get lost and didn't want to take any chances.

How interesting. My cat's AAP acceptance letter was hand delivered by a unicorn.

[Anonymous]

My DC has THRIVED in first grade with all of the differentiation. I know that she will continue to THRIVE in AAP where she belongs. BTW, are there any kids in FFX who belong in Gen ED?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC is in. His teacher hand delivered the letter to my home. She said it could get lost and didn't want to take any chances.

How interesting. My cat's AAP acceptance letter was hand delivered by a unicorn.

[Anonymous]

Any kids that belong in General Ed? Yeah....the guy down the street that I don't like....and your kids....My kids are AAP all the way. My dogs are AAP. The crickets that infest my house every year are AAP. The Fish? That belongs in school.

[Anonymous]

Letter?