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[quote=Anonymous]You're disappointed that there are no projects, but another person posted that someone was concerned that there were too many projects at her school. Do you see why teachers just can't win? Some parents hate anything that requires their kids to work a little harder or work for more time (especially weekend time) than mom and dad prefer. Other parents think teachers are slack if the teachers (being well aware that some parents vociferously hate projects) then cut back on projects. Imagine BEING an AAP teacher. You cannot win.

If your child is only in third grade, don't pull him or her out yet. Wait. Being with peers who are interested in learning, who want to be challenged, is good for your child. If you don't like this year's teacher, well, see about next year. If you are feeling your child isn't doing "outside the box" stuff, why not ask the teacher directly? Go in, have a talk, ask to see what they do in class --not just what they bring home as homework. Ask the teachers the reasoning behind the decision not to do projects rather than accepting what you were told that they just don't do them. List your own expectations of AAP and ask about them. Don't be intimidated by the teachers. Ask to see classwork. Approach it as "I want to learn" rather than confrontationally and you might find the teacher is happy to talk about it!

Remember, third graders are generally not great at relating to parents what actually is being done and said in class. There may be more going on "outside the box" than you realize but to your child it's just "what we did in school today."

Finally -- a friend who is an FCPS elementary counselor said that throughout FCPS there is an attempt to reduce homework time, so you may be seeing that in action. I'm amazed at how much my kid does IN class.[/quote]

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