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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]You need AAP. In class differentiation doesn't work for the kids who are really struggling and the kids who are advanced. We have programs in place to try and help the kids who are really struggling, IEPs/504 and associated services. They are not always the best and god knows that they could use additional help in the form of teachers aides and resources but they are there. AAP serves the kids who are advanced. Teachers are not going to split their time evenly so kids who are ahead are given challenging work. The kids who are ahead will be sent to work in their groups solo and might see the Teacher every few weeks for group work. We already see this with LA. Kids in the higher reading groups do not get that much time working with the Teacher because the Teacher is spending time with the kids who are struggling. And that makes sense, the Teachers priority is helping the kids who are not able to or barely able to complete the assigned work.

AAP gives kids who are ahead or advanced a more challenging curriculum that helps those kids stay engaged.

I agree with getting rid of busing for AAP and the Centers but every school needs to have an AAP option for kids who are ahead. I don't care if the kids are gifted, tested well, are ahead or whatever the label is, they should have a chance to be challenged in school. But it can be done at the neighborhood school. There is no reason to be busing kids to different schools. Or if the parents are so desperate to leave their base school, their parents can handle transportation the way the parents in the language immersion programs do.[/quote]

In class differentiation works just fine.  I've been a teacher and we never had GT classes or AAP where I taught.  (There were some pull outs for the highly gifted, but they weren't really needed.)  Yes, struggling readers may have received more time and direct instruction, but they did not receive less attention.  Advanced students are able to work independently for longer periods of time.  For example, in reading instruction, a teacher might give advanced students a good chunk of silent reading while he/she works with another reading group.  Then, bring the advanced kids together to discuss and evaluate what they have read.  The lesson would likely also include some advanced skills.  (That is just one example of what might happen.  There are many ways to meet their educational needs.)  And, frequently, there might be one kid who is an outlier--in both directions.  Teachers can help there, too.

[b]If you think all AAP kids are on the same level, you are seriously misinformed.

And, you must not be aware that there are quite a few kids in AAP who have IEPs.

If you must have a special program, go back to the GT program which only pulled the highly gifted.  AAP is unnecessary.  [/b]
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Completely, unequivocally agree.[/quote]

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