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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP again. Also, teachers have a hard time writing glowing HOPE evaluations for students who claim boredom in class or criticize the lesson. If your child does this, coach them not to.

The students I see who truly belong in AAP read, draw,do their own passion projects like writing short stories, do early finisher activities, come up to me to ask questions, etc. when they finish their work. They always want to know more and that is something I always notice and explain in a HOPE evaluation when I see it.[/quote]

I am the first PP. AAP is full of kids with excellent executive functions. My observations is that teachers focusing on who "belongs in AAP" favor kids who will be successful in the program as it is designed, rather than kids who "need" a different kind of teaching, despite what is suggested by the people in charge.

For what it's worth, my first kid who did not get in on appeal was by far the strongest reader in his class in elementary, the kid who read Percy Jackson and Harry Potter at age 6, and very advanced in Math. My younger kid who didn't get in on appeal more recently is incredibly creative and a non-stop passion project outside-the-box thinker. Both of these kids are ADHD, engaged and not at all negative, but highly distractable and chatty. My kid who was accepted into AAP (again, with the lowest scores of the three but glowing reports from teachers) is a more standard bright, responsible kid and just easy to have in class.[/quote]

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