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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Due to a summer move, my son is going into a 6th grade AAP class. He was not in AAP previously (we chose not to send him to the center school and our base school had no LLIV), although he qualified in 3rd grade. The new teacher was a little concerned about him missing some of the math content, so I was wondering if anyone else has gone from a 5th grade non-AAP school to a 6th grade AAP class. We are specifically wondering what skipping a year of math content will do. He took the 5th grade math SOL in 5th grade, and will take the 7th grade math SOL in 7th grade. What is covered in 6th grade that he will be missing? [/quote]

Why would you put him in AAP now?  You are in Fairfax county.  All of the schools are great.  If AAP did not seem appropriate previously then why would you go there now?  It doesn't make sense.  Put him in honors classes at his assigned school and don't put that kind of pressure on a kid he will have some catching up to do as FFX AAP works consistently one school year ahead of actual grade level.  The transition from elementary to middle is hard enough as the schools here are very large.  I assume you moved into Fairfax county from elsewhere and maybe you do not have a good understanding of the great public school system here.  It seems to me you should have flip flopped this with AAP in your other county and honors in Faifax county.  Try not to listen to your new neighbors and do what is best for your child.  AAP does not make an Ivy League'r the student does. [/quote]

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