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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our AAP center experience has been amazing and absolutely life changing for our DC. My other DC isn’t in AAP and doesn’t need it. They are happy and there isn’t some kind of smart / dumb type of animosity in our house.

Inevitably, my guess is the SB will probably move to dismantle the center system as LLIV is finally up and running everywhere. And even more, my guess is that LLIV will probably be moved to the cluster model in most places due to the segregation like optics of separate classes which really aren’t any better than separate schools if we look at it through an equity lens.

Given all the issues present in many low SES/ middle SES elementary schools, the cluster model will likely result in poorer outcomes for those kids.

I’m just happy my DC will have received a top notch elementary/MS education before the AAP system is changed. Sorry some kids said some mean things though.[/quote]

Could you explain how your center experience has been life changing?  My kid attended an AAP center and was still underwhelmed by everything.  He felt like he learned more in 3 hours of AoPS math and language arts classes than he did in an entire week of school.  My kid's center was at best mildly accelerated and largely still filled with the station model for math, reading groups that never saw the teacher, lots of busywork, and lots of powerpoint presentations.  I know that not all centers are the same, and I'm curious about what your center did differently to make the experience life changing for your kid.  [/quote]

Likely, they either have a truly gifted child which isn't representative of most kids in AAP, or they were at a lower SES school and used it as a get away ticket[/quote]
I'm the quoted PP, and I have a truly gifted child.  He was bored out of his mind at the center and still didn't feel like he fit in with the other kids.  At best, it was life changing in a negative way.  [/quote]

Depends so much on the center. I have a truly gifted kid and our center had quite a few truly gifted kids so it was a great cohort. In fact, my son really did not have good friends until 3rd grade. Personally, I think reverting back to the old GT system would be the best thing to do. Give these truly gifted kids an appropriate cohort, but make it small enough that it is not upsetting (less upsetting?) to the kids and parents who are not in it. [/quote]

lol what is a truly gifted kid[/quote]

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