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[quote=Anonymous]OP, your question seems to have gotten sidetracked by replies gettiing into SOLs etc. I figure you want to focus on your child's experience at your current center--?

I was surprised at first by how much I heard "We got that finished in school" or "We're supposed to work on that research project in school and we're getting time to do it in class and in library time." Some AAP teachers give kids a lot of school time to work on things, and for us at least - that has been good. That may be what's going on with your child's class. Just because there is little homework, that does not mean your child isn't getting an "advanced academics" level of work and discussion during the school day. It may just be a case of a teacher who is very good at organizing the work into the school day structure and who does not want to overdo homework or projects that must be done at home, especially at third grade level. Sometimes parents of new (third grade) AAP students expect that AAP means LOTS more homework but that's not necessarily so.

Really the best thing here is to go have an in-depth talk with the teacher. He or she has probably been asked before why there's so little homework, so this shouldn't be new. If you approach it as "I want to understand how my child's day works and how the work is more in-depth now," as opposed to "My kid should be doing more homework!" it should be a productive talk. The teacher might surprise you with some details of what your child and classmates are really doing.

My child is now in 6th grade in an AAP center and gets much of her homework (and there is plenty) done during the school day, and has group projects that are at least partly done in school (and the rest gets done online -- it'll happen before you know it!)

Don't waste energy comparing your center with others too much. Ensure that your child is being challenged but-- if you heard the grass was greener at other centers, what could you do about it short of moving to a new home in an area covered by a different center? Get to know the teachers and specialists and it will give you a good idea of what's going on, and whether the center and school need more help.[/quote]

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