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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not that the curricula are so vastly different, it's more the speed at which the classes go through their studies. When covering similar course materials, the AAP class will simply cover more ground or more depth in a week than the regular class. 
One size does not fit all. [b]I think it's wonderful that there are different classrooms suited to different types of learners in Fairfax County[/b]. [/quote]
Sure, as long as the different programs are rigorous and offer quality education proportional to the amount of time students spend at school. There are different types of learners and different ways of learning. Raise the bar for all.[/quote]

Yes, but you need the bar set just high enough to be attainable through hard word. Challenging, but not unattainable.

[b]If a child is working hard to earn As, occasionally struggles to master some concepts or subjects, mostly loves to learn, and does not skate or daydream their way through school, then they are probably in a place where the bar is set just right.[/b][/quote]

So important that the bar be set [b]just right[/b] for that child! We need to think of our children as individuals, with different interests and strengths. One size truly does not fit all.[/quote]

Sure. And general ed sets that bar just right for most of our students.

Fairfax County is a great district with many wonderful opportunities for all its students, be it general ed, special ed, or gifted ed.

We are very fortunate that the biggest complaint most people have on this board is whether 10% or 15% or 20% of the students get to receive full day gifted services. [/quote]

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