Serious question - why should your kid be in AAP?

[Anonymous]

Say you don't think your kids test scores reflect their ability and you're referring them into the pool.

Why do you think they should be in AAP? Just curious what parents see that makes them want to refer.

[Anonymous]

We put a referral in because her 2nd grade teacher suggested we do so. Her teacher stated our daughter was doing really well given she was in Level 3 services.

Our 2nd daughter is in first grade and tracking at the same but we will see what next year brings. Not stressed either way. Your kids are what they are and well do well regardless of AAP or Gen Ed.

[Anonymous]

We ended up moving DD from public to private in first grade, because she would come home and cry about how her brain was rusting (true story), and eventually made the following argument, on her own behalf. "Why do you send me to school? To learn, right? Why are you sending me to this school, if I'm learning nothing?".

She's currently in AAP, and seems happier with how things are going.

[Anonymous]

I should have asked - what did you put on the parent referral form? "My kid's teacher thinks she would be well served by the program?" or something else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I should have asked - what did you put on the parent referral form? "My kid's teacher thinks she would be well served by the program?" or something else?

Nope. I talked about her, and what attributes she has that made her a good fit for the program. Her teacher did not enter the picture; their evaluation of her ability was on the report card anyway.

[Anonymous]

We think public school is too easy and not enough Americans are into education. Children got high enough scores to get in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I should have asked - what did you put on the parent referral form? "My kid's teacher thinks she would be well served by the program?" or something else?

Would you like us to do the write up on your child for you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I should have asked - what did you put on the parent referral form? "My kid's teacher thinks she would be well served by the program?" or something else?

This is a really good question - thank you for posting.

I am going to refer my 2nd grader even though we don't have the CogAT scores back yet. I admit I'm a little on the fence about it, but if she qualifies I want her to have the opportunity.

Her class is big this year, and I think she does well with more engagement - i.e. - I chaperoned a field trip and she was really into that format of question/answer from the guide, and I could see her using the classroom knowledge to apply it to what we were seeing on the field trip.

She's doing really well in her core subjects and it just seems like she could use more.

I'm not sure what I am going to say on the referral form, but some part of the above.

Her teacher this year is fine, but with the class size and some of the personalities I think she's not getting all she could.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I should have asked - what did you put on the parent referral form? "My kid's teacher thinks she would be well served by the program?" or something else?

This is a really good question - thank you for posting.

I am going to refer my 2nd grader even though we don't have the CogAT scores back yet. I admit I'm a little on the fence about it, but if she qualifies I want her to have the opportunity.

Her class is big this year, and I think she does well with more engagement - i.e. - I chaperoned a field trip and she was really into that format of question/answer from the guide, and I could see her using the classroom knowledge to apply it to what we were seeing on the field trip.

She's doing really well in her core subjects and it just seems like she could use more.

I'm not sure what I am going to say on the referral form, but some part of the above.

Her teacher this year is fine, but with the class size and some of the personalities I think she's not getting all she could.

NP. There's a lot of treading water in 2nd grade (and in 1st, too). In 3rd grade in FCPS, academics really step up, whether gen ed or AAP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I should have asked - what did you put on the parent referral form? "My kid's teacher thinks she would be well served by the program?" or something else?

This is a really good question - thank you for posting.

I am going to refer my 2nd grader even though we don't have the CogAT scores back yet. I admit I'm a little on the fence about it, but if she qualifies I want her to have the opportunity.

Her class is big this year, and I think she does well with more engagement - i.e. - I chaperoned a field trip and she was really into that format of question/answer from the guide, and I could see her using the classroom knowledge to apply it to what we were seeing on the field trip.

She's doing really well in her core subjects and it just seems like she could use more.

I'm not sure what I am going to say on the referral form, but some part of the above.

Her teacher this year is fine, but with the class size and some of the personalities I think she's not getting all she could.

NP. There's a lot of treading water in 2nd grade (and in 1st, too). In 3rd grade in FCPS, academics really step up, whether gen ed or AAP.

Not at our school. Gen Ed and AAP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We think public school is too easy and not enough Americans are into education. Children got high enough scores to get in.

This and I saw what my oldest was getting at the center compared to our base school which was quickly sinking and reducing expectations along the way, so we referred our youngest.

[Anonymous]

I’m referring my child because why not try to give them the opportunity? Especially because people seem to think that AAP is basically what all school used to be, and that expectations in gen ed are now too low. (I don’t know if this is true at all schools, but that’s the opinion I have read here).

[Anonymous]

I agree that AAP is what school used to be. However, it's still a better option over the base school.

[Anonymous]

My kid was not challenged by the Gen Ed curriculum. His teacher recommended a referral. It’s worked out quite well.

Honestly, though? I wanted to get my kid away from the clearly mentally challenged kids at his base school who were disrupting classes for everyone else. The referral worked. My kid now gets an on-level curriculum without little jerks burning up class time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid was not challenged by the Gen Ed curriculum. His teacher recommended a referral. It’s worked out quite well.

Honestly, though? I wanted to get my kid away from the clearly mentally challenged kids at his base school who were disrupting classes for everyone else. The referral worked. My kid now gets an on-level curriculum without little jerks burning up class time.

Having a hard time believing that the other kids were the jerks with a post like this.