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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had 2 children at CRES. When my older AAP DS was in 3rd and my younger DS was in K, I thought the school was the best thing since sliced bread. I would tell everyone how wonderful everything was about the school. When my younger DS didn't get into AAP in 2nd grade, I was ok with it because, while he was a strong  student overall, math wasn't as effortless to him as it was for older DS. Well, when gen ed 3rd grade rolled around, I couldn't believe how dumbed down his experience was compared to his older brother's 3rd grade experience and how little was expected of him. I felt like he was being jipped of a decent education and felt bad everyday that year for him. I felt like a bad mom for putting him in that situation. He was capable of so much more, but the administration seems to think gen ed means remedial and doesn't care to address many parents' concerns. We ended up moving out of state that summer, but I must say this poor educational experience played a part in our decision to move. There's something seriously wrong with this school, or maybe it's FCPS, I'm not sure which one.[/quote]

Completely agree.  It also boggles my mind that you can't have a student in AAP if they're not strong in math - but if they struggle in English, it's apparently no problem!  Makes no sense at all.  There has to be a better way than this black or white, AAP or Gen Ed system.  Too many kids overlap and are strong in some subjects but not in all.  It shouldn't be one group or the other, period, end of story.  [/quote]

I had 2 DS’s in a similar school and had the exact same experience until 6th grade. The 6th grade team was amazing for everyone, but if you’ were in Gen Ed before that, you had to hope for one or two of the really strong teachers among ALL the grade 3, 4 and 5 teachers. The others’ standards were quite low. [/quote]

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