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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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Hand-on experimentation is (should be) a central part of studying/learning physical and applied sciences. It seems your proposed approach involves having separate programs for kids with interest in science/engineering  education and does with interest in liberal arts education where hands-on learning could plays a lesser role.
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[list]I don't know how to respond to you except for Nope - it doesn't mean separating by interests.  See you can't grasp this concept.  [b]I am not sure what the answer is but I know the process is not working.[/b][/quote]

I agree, the system is not working the way it should. The outcome of the process (graduates' level of knowledge and abilities) falls short of the desired goals. In my mind, an important indicator of the problem is a general lack of interest in learning among students. IMHO, no matter what programs the county offer, very little will be changed unless, past grade 6, kids decide (or we entice them) to take a more active role in their own learning.  We should work toward creating a culture of learning among students as we are building and refining academic programs. The latter will not be effective without the former.[/quote]

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