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A solution here might be for FCPS to offer “alternative learning” schools where the curriculum is the same but taught differently and keep the AAP center for the truly “advanced top 5% learners” where admission would be based solely on their scholastic achievement and high IQ’s.  I don’t know.  But FCPS does need to correct this sooner than later. The program and process as it is today is discrimination – but not just for minorities. [/quote]

Please elaborate: The curriculum is the same but it is taught differently? How? What would be the teaching differences between the two programs?[/quote]

[list]Teaching would be more hands on - project oriented instead of the standard verbal - response.  Like the AAP program provides but not advanced academics.  The hands on project oriented method is why many of the children in AAP are finding success because a large number of them have verbal processing issues.  There are many studies which show people learn differntly.

Could you grasp and succeed with college lectures?  I could -  but many others could not.  They had to reread the books on their own to grasp the information delivered.  Were you successful in lab work?  I wasn't but many others were.

This need could be (actually already is) easily identified in cluster schools and provided to these children within their home schools.  In this way many more children would get what they need to be successful!  I think it would be found that most children would succeed with a mix of both but many will fall into the hands-on/projects or verbal/response.

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I would suggest the Kings Park-Kings Glen Schools. Lots of differentiation in these schools and very involved caring teachers. The teachers there offers lots of different ways of learning to their students with many hands on project activities. At Kings Glen, some regular classes also have a special education teacher assigned to the teamed classes, so that there is a total of three teachers available. Lots of possibilities for pull-outs and groupings. They do not have AAP or LLIV, but they do have level IV pull out. Kids go on to Lake Braddock from here with a great elementary school foundation.
I'm not as familiar with other FC schools, but these schools are already providing what the PP describes.[/quote]

[list]If this is truly what the Kings Park - Kings Glen Schools are providing then FCPS needs to take a serious look at their success.  I believe this is what is missing and why so many parents are obsessed with getting their children a better education in the AAP program.  This does not happen at our school.  Attempts are made but they are not successful and the true differentiation is only given to a select few.[/quote]

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