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[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]

Interesting. I had three gen ed kids at CRES (one currently in 3rd) and the older two managed to take accelerated math there, Algebra HN in middle school, and are acing high school maths now.  While I cannot compare their experiences to those in AAP, they have not been left behind and are alongside their peers in high school.  I do know that AAP students get a lot more homework, but is that really helping their understanding more than the gen ed kids (who perhaps need more time) when they all seem to even out in high school?  I consider gen ed a blessing in may ways, as I think increased pressure would hamper their (or at least my kids') learning.  I guess I consider this experience like the tortoises and the hares (my kids being the tortoises).

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