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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another DCUM gem: AAP is bad for lower SES kids  but gen ed is not bad for higher SES kids. Why? Because higher SES kids are smart because of their parents, not because of the school, curriculum, or peers. They'll do fine anywhere. Lower SES kids are screwed because of their school environment and peers, not because of their parents. They'll be screwed unless the higher SES kids are forced to come back (which of course won't happen). [/quote]

PP here. Oddly, I agree with this. Talking to families in our community, which is pretty well off and education, the consensus is that the kids do just fine regardless of where they began and a lot of kids in 7-12 seem to just blossom at the upper grades in a way they didn't in elementary.

I do think having taught in a title I high school that AAP seems to make a big difference. Kids seems way more set in stone at such a younger age. I didn't see kids move from gen ed to honors in the way that happens in my home community it seems.[/quote]

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