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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]among a cohort of students that are all about the same level (so teacher doesn't need to dumb down content because she has to make sure the low performance students catch up) and they generally come all from families who prioritize education.[/b]

But in terms of content itself, is there a real difference? Or in the way it is delivered? Is there more meaningful discussion in an AAP class vs a general education? Is there any parent here who have children in both types of classroom who could maybe clarify this?

I have two children, one is in AAP and the other is in K so I have not terms compare between the two systems yet... while I love the experience my child is having, I cannot say in good conscience the content is mind blowing. To tell the truth, her experience looks similar to the experience I had growing up going to private school in another country. But otoh, I am pretty disappointed that they are not teaching grammar in a systematic way, or don't assign books for all the children to read and analyze/discuss.

Am I missing something? Is this type of stuff going to be taught in latter grades?

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Yes, that's about right BUT a lot of it depends on your base school. If you have a robust LLIV program at your base school, or there's advanced math starting before 5th or 6th grade, there's not much difference in content. If you don't have either of the above, your bright-to-above average kid is going to be spending a lot of time doing independent reading and playing math games while the teacher tries to get the weaker students up to speed. If that's only a small handful of students, it's not a big deal. If it's 20+% of a class, it's a huge time suck. My oldest is in AAP at a center and our younger are at a base school that doesn't offer much differentiation. We probably should have appealed and tried to get the younger two into the center. That said, I do think there's a lot of parents who think AAP is a way to avoid the kids with behavior problems. That has definitely not been our experience, if the classes at my kid's center are any indication.[/quote]

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