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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe they could offer AAP for all? I mean it's not like it's a real gifted program anyway.[/quote]

I read an article in the Washington Post about Youngkin’s tutoring program for kids who are failing. The article said that 1/3 of FCPS kids fail their SOLs and need tutoring or remediation. How, exactly, would AAP material work for kids who are failing the 3rd grade SOLs?

There are kids in AAP who struggle with the material. Some of the kids stronger in Math struggle with the LA. Some of the kids strong in LA struggle with the math. There is a group that is strong enough in both areas that they don’t struggle in either. If the kids who are selected for AAP are struggling with the material, how do you expect a kid at grade level or below grade level to do with AAP material?

Rotating kids to different teachers based on their abilities at their base school allows the kids who are strong in math to take Advanced Math but not have to take the more Advanced LA if they are not strong in that area. Maybe they end up in the group just below Advanced LA because it is not their strength. The kids strong in LA end up int he advanced group for LA but not Advanced Math. The kids strong in both end up in both. And now we have an Advanced group for Science and Social Studies as well.

It provides the acceleration for the kids who need the acceleration, provides differentiation levels that Teachers can handle, and it saves the County from having to pay for extra busses that are partially full because we don’t have Centers. DS’s class is doing this in 6th grade. The other benefit is that there is one Teacher teaching each subject so that we have Teachers who are specialized in math teaching math, same for science, social studies, and LA. Each Teacher is working with each kid so no one Teacher has to Teach to only the low group, they teach to all of the kids.

And kids can be shifted in groups based on how they are performing.

It makes more sense. It removes a cost from the County, provides the advanced learning some kids needs, and meets everyone where they are. It does not lead to the prestige points that some parents want and it does not provide a new school for kids to attend, which is important to some of you. [/quote]

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