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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many, many posters hate AAP. It's not a small group!!  We just may not post.[/quote]

Sure. Meanwhile, a few post the same tired rant over and over. It's obvious by the writing style.

Stop blaming the AAP center programs. All they are is centralizing of classroom groups of a certain tested potential ability, not some magical wonderland where kids relax in gossamer nests as they're spoon-fed the mysteries of the universe by Nobel laureates.

Don't be so afraid of seeming un-PC if you look at how gen ed is taught to the lowest possible levels of ability.  Maybe your base school is excellent and full of well-off students. Many base schools are not. Staff can't do much when half the class is going to fail without heroic efforts, and make your school look bad. Half the class never does homework, a quarter have severe behavior and mental issues that disrupt the classroom, a number have very serious disabilities, and a number are struggling because they haven't learned English yet and their parents are working four jobs trying to make ends meet and don't speak English or understand the school system here. If your child can sit quietly and get by, he's not really challenged in this environment, and may well be miserable. My kids were. I don't blame you for resenting those who were able to get out, but don't make the AAP program the scapegoat. Focus on what's really the problem. [/quote]

This sounds like our base school following a boundary change. Teachers in this situation are overwhelmed. No wonder - they have to obtain Title 1 credentials and additional classes to help them better teach these children. Every time I turn around I hear that there is more training going on or some new method to try. If I could I would move, but we do like our neighborhood. AAP has not only been a good fit for my children but a place where they'll get attention and learn things they'll never get at the base because many are not ready for it. At our base, any activity requiring work to be done at home is pretty much shunned since most of the student body would not be able to participate. Anyone who can do work at home has an unfair advantage.[/quote]

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