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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD moved from a LLIV program with 1 AAP class to a center with 3. At the LLIV center, they did mingle, except for core classes (that is, for band & strings, chorus, PE, specials, lunch,  recess etc.). For example, kids were assigned to specials based on whether we're also in band, strings or chorus, and not by base class, and the entire grade ate & had recess at about the same time (staggered by class by a few minutes).

In DD's center, the 3  AAP teachers  in her grade specialize in math, science & language arts, and the base teacher does social studies. The kids  change classes with their base class.  In order to make this work, they do have specials, band, strings & chorus, lunch etc. separately. I would prefer if it were not this way, but I see the need from a logistics point of view.  And DD has made Gen Ed friends because of her school based scout troop, and neighborhood friends, and school extracurriculars.

In our experience (with a sample size of only 2 schools) this is not an issue of bad intentions or a desire to segregate the kids, but rather the logistics of running a large center with multiple AAP classes. [/quote]

I think it's often about logistics than any bad intentions to segregate kids. I think center kids have it better since they have a bigger group of peers. The social dynamics  of kids in local level IV can get weird especially by 5th grade and they'very been in the same class for 3 years[/quote]

Well, at our center school the dynamics are completely opposite.  The 5th grade has only two Gen Ed classes, but [b]four[/b] AAP classes.  So the Gen Ed kids are the ones who are in class with the same group of kids year after year.  It's insane that these kids, for whom the center school is their base school, have become the minority to the majority AAP kids.  What an unrealistic vision of the world they're getting.  AAP should be the exception, not the rule.  Which is why center schools need to go.[/quote]

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