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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Intense? really?

My daughter is in AAP center. She spends 10 minutes a day on homework now in 4th grade. In 3rd it was probably closer to 15 (I don't include reading here as she reads all the time anyway)... There were 2 or 3 take home projects in 3rd grade, and zero so far in fourth. My daughter gets mostly 4s on her report card, a few 3s, so she is doing fine. [/quote]
Yes, intense!! Daily math, vocab words. One or two quizzes a week. Four projects so far. A few cursive sheets every couple of weeks. One to two hours of homework, daily.[/quote]

This is pp who switched kid back to base school after 3rd. The above is exactly what it was like at our AAP center school. Not to mention the classwork! I couldn't believe the number of worksheets coming home at the end of the week. A big folder of them. My DS would literally get to school and have to start doing morning worksheets (4 of them) immediately regardless of when the day actually started. The class couldn't move on to the next topic until everyone had finished and since my DS was being bused in he was always one of the last to arrive in class and one the last to finish the worksheets. What a terrible way to start the day as an 8 year old. I should have pulled him out sooner, but DS isn't a complainer. He did however, start getting stomachaches every day before going to school. I'm still pissed thinking back on it. This is a class that is meant for kids that do not need to do endless repetition to learn new information. Why on earth that was the teacher's choice of how to teach gifted kids was beyond me. Thankfully the local level IV is so much less stressed. And if is isn't able to learn math 2 years ahead (like he is able) then so what as long as he isn't crying about going to school anymore.[/quote]

Just awful! I want my child out. I don't think I want to wait and see if it gets better. Sadly my local school doesn't offer level IV.[/quote]

Pick one- is your child's self-esteem and appreciation of school that shattered at your current school? If so, why would you not move to a known entity if you have a choice?  [/quote]

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