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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand the purpose of AAP.  Some kids where are strong in math and science probably get left behind.  Why not just offer advanced math, science, and English to all students who are capable without an entire separate, complex, expensive program that is not fair to all that involves parents kissing up for principal placement, appeals, test prep, and outside WISC testing their way in.  Enough already.  [/quote]

This should be pinned at the top of this forum.  Kids who actually are advanced in math should get advanced math instruction.  Kids who are advanced in language arts should get advanced language arts instruction.  There's no need for FCPS and parents to deal with an over convoluted system that places many kids who aren't advanced into AAP and then denies some kids who are advanced a chance at advanced instruction.  The whole thing is ludicrous.  Kids who meet whatever benchmarks in math should have access to advanced math without the need for some weird application and panel review.  Likewise, kids who meet whatever achievement benchmarks for language arts should be placed in an advanced language arts program.

For me, kid 1 tested at above grade level in language arts, but didn't get admitted to AAP.  In gen ed, there were a few years where my kid didn't have a reading group since there weren't any other kids above grade level in the class.  Meanwhile, kid 2 attended AAP and found that there were a bunch of kids who were at or below grade level in his AAP classroom.  How does this make sense?[/quote]

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