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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IMO, much of what is happening in AAP (at least in 3rd grade) could be done in the regular class room.  The vocabulary assignments/expectations/spelling are much stronger in AAP.  The kids do more presentations or make "mind map" projects from books they've read.  They are expected to pull a project together and present it more often.  These things could be done with many kids at a regular school IF the teachers wanted to set those standards.  Math, obviously, moves faster.  Kids are expected to do outside IXL math time and learn to type at home.  Word Masters Challenges.  Access to enough kids and their supportive parents to have Oddysey of the Mind, after school computer programming classes, and similar types of pay-as-you-participate types of extras.

Largely, you are around a set of kids who have parents with overall higher expectations of what their kids need to do academically, and teachers who set higher expectations.

More homework and home support required in AAP (at least for 3rd grade). [/quote]

I also agree that many of the things mentioned could and should  be done in general education classes but realistically they would be done with less frequency than the AAP classes.  The AAP class pace is very fast. Lesson units typically last a week with a test at the end to prove mastery and then on to the next which provides the opportunity to fit in more project based work and presentations during instruction time.  Prior to AAP units lasted for several weeks.  I agree that homework support has increased, this is due to the much faster pace.  I can't remember one time that my child had a question about hilomework prior to entering the AAP program.  I have a younger child who is A good student but I do not believe AAP would be a good fit. [/quote]

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