Why not do away with AAP in middle school?

[Anonymous]

I understand the purpose in elementary school. But why not let kids pick (or be tested into) different levels in middle school (i.e., honors, advanced math)? When I was growing up, our school would let students pick or be picked for specific subject GT or Honors classes in middle school.

[Anonymous]

The precious can’t mingle with the normals

[Anonymous]

yeah, my kid is in AAP in middle school, and I don't get why AAP and Honors are separate classes. Maybe it makes administration easier?

[Anonymous]

welcome to fcps bulls*t

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I understand the purpose in elementary school. But why not let kids pick (or be tested into) different levels in middle school (i.e., honors, advanced math)? When I was growing up, our school would let students pick or be picked for specific subject GT or Honors classes in middle school.

They should handle every subject the way they handle math. There should be a top track that you need to test into, a somewhat advanced track that is open enrollment, and then the regular track. Kids shouldn't be qualifying for or denied entrance into the highest middle school track based on where they were in the middle of 2nd grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understand the purpose in elementary school. But why not let kids pick (or be tested into) different levels in middle school (i.e., honors, advanced math)? When I was growing up, our school would let students pick or be picked for specific subject GT or Honors classes in middle school.

They should handle every subject the way they handle math. There should be a top track that you need to test into, a somewhat advanced track that is open enrollment, and then the regular track. Kids shouldn't be qualifying for or denied entrance into the highest middle school track based on where they were in the middle of 2nd grade.

Absolutely. It doesn’t make sense and it creates all this pressure and unnecessary drama to get into AAP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understand the purpose in elementary school. But why not let kids pick (or be tested into) different levels in middle school (i.e., honors, advanced math)? When I was growing up, our school would let students pick or be picked for specific subject GT or Honors classes in middle school.

They should handle every subject the way they handle math. There should be a top track that you need to test into, a somewhat advanced track that is open enrollment, and then the regular track. Kids shouldn't be qualifying for or denied entrance into the highest middle school track based on where they were in the middle of 2nd grade.

Absolutely. It doesn’t make sense and it creates all this pressure and unnecessary drama to get into AAP.

Just think about the damage to the self esteem of level IV kids who couldn’t test into honors for language arts- can’t have that

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understand the purpose in elementary school. But why not let kids pick (or be tested into) different levels in middle school (i.e., honors, advanced math)? When I was growing up, our school would let students pick or be picked for specific subject GT or Honors classes in middle school.

They should handle every subject the way they handle math. There should be a top track that you need to test into, a somewhat advanced track that is open enrollment, and then the regular track. Kids shouldn't be qualifying for or denied entrance into the highest middle school track based on where they were in the middle of 2nd grade.

Absolutely. It doesn’t make sense and it creates all this pressure and unnecessary drama to get into AAP.

Just think about the damage to the self esteem of level IV kids who couldn’t test into honors for language arts- can’t have that

most of the level IV kids don't even score 600 on the language arts SOL. They are not 'gifted' to begin with.

[Anonymous]

Both my kids are AAP and I’m all for it OP. I have one who is very strong in language arts but AAP seems to focus more on math and another one who is strong in math.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understand the purpose in elementary school. But why not let kids pick (or be tested into) different levels in middle school (i.e., honors, advanced math)? When I was growing up, our school would let students pick or be picked for specific subject GT or Honors classes in middle school.

They should handle every subject the way they handle math. There should be a top track that you need to test into, a somewhat advanced track that is open enrollment, and then the regular track. Kids shouldn't be qualifying for or denied entrance into the highest middle school track based on where they were in the middle of 2nd grade.

Absolutely. It doesn’t make sense and it creates all this pressure and unnecessary drama to get into AAP.

Just think about the damage to the self esteem of level IV kids who couldn’t test into honors for language arts- can’t have that

most of the level IV kids don't even score 600 on the language arts SOL. They are not 'gifted' to begin with.

SOL is a crappy test that doesn't purport to be a measure of giftedness.

[Anonymous]

There is no AAP in middle school.. What is AAP in middle school ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no AAP in middle school.. What is AAP in middle school ?

Yes, there is. English, History, and Science have AAP Honors classes. Kids must be LIV eligible to enroll in those classes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There is no AAP in middle school.. What is AAP in middle school ?

Yes, there is. English, History, and Science have AAP Honors classes. Kids must be LIV eligible to enroll in those classes.

On paper only. Like someone else said, it's all FCPS BS (presumably to satisfy the parents who are drinking the kool-aid that their kid is learning magnitudes more in a separate AAP class).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no AAP in middle school.. What is AAP in middle school ?

Yes, there is. English, History, and Science have AAP Honors classes. Kids must be LIV eligible to enroll in those classes.

On paper only. Like someone else said, it's all FCPS BS (presumably to satisfy the parents who are drinking the kool-aid that their kid is learning magnitudes more in a separate AAP class).

It's not AAP Honors, it's AAP sections (which you have to be level IV to take) and Honors sections (which are open to any. So it's not on-paper only, because even though the AAP classes have the same curriculum as the honors classes, the AAP kids are in separate classrooms as the kids taking honors. It doesn't seem to make sense.

[Anonymous]

I would think the classes would feel different given that honors is open to all and AAP is test in.