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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It will all shake out in high school. If your kid is truly gifted, AAP in the lower grades won’t matter.[/quote]

This is a strawman argument. We are talking about kids who are academically advanced for their level - most likely as a result of parents who invested lots of time and resources on them from an early age. Some of them might also be gifted. For many of these kids, general ed is a bad fit. AAP is a better fit.[/quote]

Not really... If they simply did groupings at the base school, none of this would be necessary and the county could direct more funds to education than this bizarre system to segregate rich from poor.[/quote]

You would have segregation, it would be in the form of classrooms and not schools. The kids who go to the Center from Title 1 schools would be in different classes then the kids who would have stayed at the base school. ie The kids who are higher SES and end up qualifying for AAP in Title 1 schools would be different classes. Is it better that the segregation happen at the school vs different buildings?[/quote]
It is better and effectively much less segregated.  In the AAP center model, the segregation is permanent, across all subjects, except perhaps some token integration in specials, and leaves little room for kids strong in one area to join the advanced class in their area of strength.  Groupings at the school level would mean that homerooms and multiple subjects could still be integrated.  The designation wouldn't be permanent, meaning that kids could move into and out of the advanced grouping based on performance.  Also, kids who are strong at only one of math and reading could more easily join the advanced class in their area of strength.  Many LLIVs use this model, and it works quite well.  [/quote]

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