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[quote=Anonymous]I don't think level 3 is as worthless as people here make it out to be, as long as advanced math is provided starting in 3rd.  My AAP kid has 1.5 hours of language arts per day, with at least half of the time being spent on independent reading, listening to the teacher read a book, or independent projects.  There is very little individual attention from the teacher.  Small reading groups meet infrequently, and when they do, it's more peer learning than teacher directed learning.

My LIII kid does the same independent language arts stuff, has a 4 person reading group that meets with the teacher maybe twice per week, and then also has a very small group (6-8 kids) pull out with the AART for an hour each week.  The pull outs involve critical thinking, logic games, science, and lego robotics challenges.  It's also an hour of much more individualized attention than my AAP kid ever gets.  The advanced math class does Math Olympiad in their classrooms, which is more math enrichment than my AAP kid sees at his center.  The AART also runs Science Olympiad for the LIII kids, which is a great opportunity.

The AART is fantastic at the base school, though.  Your mileage will vary if your AART isn't particularly invested in the bright level III kids.  [/quote]

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