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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids were not in AAP. They are now in high school and doing better than a lot of the kids who left their elementary school for the center AAP school. It’s not the be all end all. [/quote]

Totally agree with you - but the point is that AAP shouldn't exist at all.  The division and resentment it creates in elementary school is ridiculous and unnecessary.  Flexible groupings is the way to go, as described in earlier posts.  [/quote]

[b]Agree that flexible grouping is the way to go in elementary school.  [/b]

But starting in middle school FCPS needs to allow for differentiation of ability by offering advanced math, science, foreign language course etc., taught by qualified teachers.

Instead of closing the gap by lowering the bar, each child should have an opportunity to reach their full potential.

Unfortunately , that will widen the achievement gap between the strongest and weakest student.   But again the goal of public education must be to have every child reach their full potential, whatever that potential is, not to achieve equitable outcomes.

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Flexible grouping is all well and good as long as the kids aren't in the same class.[/b] I've only seen one teacher out of the many ES teachers my kids have had who could actually ability group within a classroom with any level of effectiveness. Excellent, even award winning teachers don't necessarily manage it. They have too much other junk to deal with.

You have to let different teachers teach the different groups. Sure, move kids around within tracks, but don't expect the same poor teacher to handle all of the tracks.

And as PPs keep saying, gifted education is mandated by the state. You can remove AAP and bring back GT or something, but you have to have something.[/quote]

I don't think you understand what flexible grouping is - children switch classrooms/teachers to be grouped with similar students for a subject matter. This happened when I was in elementary school in the late 80s. I would switch to a different teacher's room for for my math group.[/quote]

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Same here, and it worked fine.  Many/most kids are advanced in some subjects but not in others.  This allows all kids to learn in the best way possible without dividing into two huge groups for everything.  [/quote]

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