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[quote=Anonymous]I have three children.  Our base elementary is both an AAP center and a Title 1 school - large number of FARMS and ESOL students.  Two of my children were in Gen Ed and one was in AAP.  My children were in elementary school a few years ago so I have the advantage of watching their peers go through middle school and high school.  Once students get into high school, a motivated Gen Ed student is able to be a more successful student than an unmotivated AAP student.

There were pros and cons to being a Gen Ed student.  Like a PP said, I was able to keep my children in the same elementary school.   We were walkers, so when my middle DS was accepted into the program, it was a no-brainer to send him.  The accelerated/advanced math (whatever they call it) started in 3rd grade.  My two Gen Ed kids were strong in math, so they both were able to access the math program.  Because we were a Title 1 school, the Gen Ed classes tended to be smaller than the AAP classes.

My oldest didn't feel "inferior" to the AAP kids.  The parents in that cohort were super chill, which I think helped ALOT.  My younger one though, had a completely different experience.  He came home from school on the first day of 3rd game, crying because he was in the "dumb" class.  All the children know which classes are the Gen Ed classes and which are the AAP.  Another incident I remember - my AAP DS told me about a time on the playground when some kids from the Gen Ed class wouldn't let him play basektball, or some other sport.  He told me they were teasing him that he was a smarty pants.

I do think the AAP curriculum is needed but I don't like the AAP segregation model.  My middle DS benefited from the curriculum and my other two children were much more successful students in the Gen Ed curriculum.   [/quote]

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