Work samples for AAP

[Anonymous]

No wonder our AAP class is so watered down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any recent ideas for 2024? we were told we can only provide 2 examples of work... so trying to make the most of it

It doesn't matter what anyone else put. Put whatever your kid has done that made you go, "Whoa." For my kid, that was puns and jokes he had written himself during his phase where he wanted a career "telling jokes on tv". I thought it showed fabulous mastery of the english language and creativity, and many of them were really clever. I also put photos of a book he wrote and illustrated crossing characters from two other books he'd read. I felt it showed he had a really high reading comprehension level (was able to pull relevant bits from both series), and again, creativity and mastery of the english language.

I did not put any math examples, because his math test scores were through the roof and I didn't feel I needed anything extra there.

The only thing I have heart definitively from AARTs is "no legos".

Focus on the new H.O.P.E. rating sheet; it replaces the old GBRS. It also acknowledges:

STEAM, instead of just STEM, to include arts. Too many parents don’t think to submit:

- dance / piano recitals
- interesting art work
- sculptures or pictures of sculptures
- videos of Karate or other martial art
- a play or skit they have been in.


All of these can be evindence of talent and intelligence. They have their own category right in the rating sheet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The entire processor reeks of privilege.

Wait - do you mean unearned white privilege or unearned Asian privilege?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The entire processor reeks of privilege.

Wait - do you mean unearned white privilege or unearned Asian privilege?

Or both?

[Anonymous]

No wonder the program is useless.

[Anonymous]

Privilege hating guys, the family work sample is OPTIONAL. I saw my son's AAP package, the school work samples are way more on point than my family work samples. The school samples addresses specific thinking strategies such as mind mapping, reflection, POV, analogies etc.

For example, one school example was based on a story about a cat, the question is, how does the girl see the cat, how does the bird see the cat, how does the dog see the cat.

Another one was draw a picture based on a poem provided. I think the poem is about wind traveled over city, farm, forest etc.

If the student was AAP material, he/she would have plenty of opportunities to show off in school samples. Complaining some rich family may or may not do something is entirely fear projection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No wonder the program is useless.

+1

SMH

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The entire processor reeks of privilege.

Wait - do you mean unearned white privilege or unearned Asian privilege?

Oh you know, the unearned privilege of spending time with your children to help them achieve more. Can you believe some of these families gaming the system by reading to their children, taking them to the library, giving them math puzzles, playing board games with them, insisting they practice their instrument? The nerve of these privilege havers!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The entire processor reeks of privilege.

Wait - do you mean unearned white privilege or unearned Asian privilege?

Oh you know, the unearned privilege of spending time with your children to help them achieve more. Can you believe some of these families gaming the system by reading to their children, taking them to the library, giving them math puzzles, playing board games with them, insisting they practice their instrument? The nerve of these privilege havers!

My son goes to Kumon in Chantilly, and the center is full of immigrant kids. White, brown, black, east asian, south asian, you name it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any recent ideas for 2024? we were told we can only provide 2 examples of work... so trying to make the most of it

It doesn't matter what anyone else put. Put whatever your kid has done that made you go, "Whoa." For my kid, that was puns and jokes he had written himself during his phase where he wanted a career "telling jokes on tv". I thought it showed fabulous mastery of the english language and creativity, and many of them were really clever. I also put photos of a book he wrote and illustrated crossing characters from two other books he'd read. I felt it showed he had a really high reading comprehension level (was able to pull relevant bits from both series), and again, creativity and mastery of the english language.

I did not put any math examples, because his math test scores were through the roof and I didn't feel I needed anything extra there.

The only thing I have heart definitively from AARTs is "no legos".

Focus on the new H.O.P.E. rating sheet; it replaces the old GBRS. It also acknowledges:

STEAM, instead of just STEM, to include arts. Too many parents don’t think to submit:

- dance / piano recitals
- interesting art work
- sculptures or pictures of sculptures
- videos of Karate or other martial art
- a play or skit they have been in.


All of these can be evindence of talent and intelligence. They have their own category right in the rating sheet.

Why can't Sports be added to STEAM? It's unfair Arts gets added but not Sports.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any recent ideas for 2024? we were told we can only provide 2 examples of work... so trying to make the most of it

It doesn't matter what anyone else put. Put whatever your kid has done that made you go, "Whoa." For my kid, that was puns and jokes he had written himself during his phase where he wanted a career "telling jokes on tv". I thought it showed fabulous mastery of the english language and creativity, and many of them were really clever. I also put photos of a book he wrote and illustrated crossing characters from two other books he'd read. I felt it showed he had a really high reading comprehension level (was able to pull relevant bits from both series), and again, creativity and mastery of the english language.

I did not put any math examples, because his math test scores were through the roof and I didn't feel I needed anything extra there.

The only thing I have heart definitively from AARTs is "no legos".

Focus on the new H.O.P.E. rating sheet; it replaces the old GBRS. It also acknowledges:

STEAM, instead of just STEM, to include arts. Too many parents don’t think to submit:

- dance / piano recitals
- interesting art work
- sculptures or pictures of sculptures
- videos of Karate or other martial art
- a play or skit they have been in.


All of these can be evindence of talent and intelligence. They have their own category right in the rating sheet.

Parents don't submit these because the AARTs in their presentation say "Don't submit art" except if there's a really interesting and academic explanation with it. They point out that full time AAP is an academic program. Go to the presentation. Submitting these won't help.

And you can't submit video anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any recent ideas for 2024? we were told we can only provide 2 examples of work... so trying to make the most of it

It doesn't matter what anyone else put. Put whatever your kid has done that made you go, "Whoa." For my kid, that was puns and jokes he had written himself during his phase where he wanted a career "telling jokes on tv". I thought it showed fabulous mastery of the english language and creativity, and many of them were really clever. I also put photos of a book he wrote and illustrated crossing characters from two other books he'd read. I felt it showed he had a really high reading comprehension level (was able to pull relevant bits from both series), and again, creativity and mastery of the english language.

I did not put any math examples, because his math test scores were through the roof and I didn't feel I needed anything extra there.

The only thing I have heart definitively from AARTs is "no legos".

Focus on the new H.O.P.E. rating sheet; it replaces the old GBRS. It also acknowledges:

STEAM, instead of just STEM, to include arts. Too many parents don’t think to submit:

- dance / piano recitals
- interesting art work
- sculptures or pictures of sculptures
- videos of Karate or other martial art
- a play or skit they have been in.


All of these can be evindence of talent and intelligence. They have their own category right in the rating sheet.

Why can't Sports be added to STEAM? It's unfair Arts gets added but not Sports.

OK S-STEAM poster chill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any recent ideas for 2024? we were told we can only provide 2 examples of work... so trying to make the most of it

It doesn't matter what anyone else put. Put whatever your kid has done that made you go, "Whoa." For my kid, that was puns and jokes he had written himself during his phase where he wanted a career "telling jokes on tv". I thought it showed fabulous mastery of the english language and creativity, and many of them were really clever. I also put photos of a book he wrote and illustrated crossing characters from two other books he'd read. I felt it showed he had a really high reading comprehension level (was able to pull relevant bits from both series), and again, creativity and mastery of the english language.

I did not put any math examples, because his math test scores were through the roof and I didn't feel I needed anything extra there.

The only thing I have heart definitively from AARTs is "no legos".

Focus on the new H.O.P.E. rating sheet; it replaces the old GBRS. It also acknowledges:

STEAM, instead of just STEM, to include arts. Too many parents don’t think to submit:

- dance / piano recitals
- interesting art work
- sculptures or pictures of sculptures
- videos of Karate or other martial art
- a play or skit they have been in.


All of these can be evindence of talent and intelligence. They have their own category right in the rating sheet.

Why can't Sports be added to STEAM? It's unfair Arts gets added but not Sports.

OK S-STEAM poster chill.

or STEAMS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No wonder the program is useless.

This forum used to be incredibly helpful for navigating the AAP application process and understanding the program as a parent.

And now the anti-AAP hate is just dominating to the point of making it nearly useless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No wonder the program is useless.

This forum used to be incredibly helpful for navigating the AAP application process and understanding the program as a parent.

And now the anti-AAP hate is just dominating to the point of making it nearly useless.

The former was never the point of this forum. It was created for the latter, a way to get it out of the general VA Schools Forum.

It's quite possible, even likely, that the few years of helpfulness of this forum that you reference drove the changes, in part.