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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's the explanation for how this "cluster" approach is better for the AAP kids than a designated AAP classroom? [/quote]

It isn’t better for the kids but it is better/easier for the school, and besides, Advanced Math in 3rd grade + is the biggie and the other advanced subjects are watered down to the point that they’re barely any different. If you have a really great ELA/Social Studies student who isn’t in advanced math, I feel bad for them because they’re getting nothing.

Most of the 3rd grade advanced math kids are just “good students” in general. If you cluster them all together, you have one class with all good students and 2 or 3 that are really iffy with few good students. If you spread them out in the classrooms, or have them switch classrooms just for math, you don’t have that imbalance. [/quote]

I think our smaller center school puts all the level 2/3/4 kids together. Either that or 40% of base kids made AAP (based on comparing class rosters to last year's yearbook). I've heard gen Ed is a mess. [/quote]

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