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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With such a high cut off, I’m not really seeing it reflected in the AAP classroom instructions. The curriculum in language arts, social studies and science is not advanced at all and they just have a few more projects I believe. Math is advanced but only picks up speed in the middle of the 4th grade. I have two kids already in AAP and I’m not that impressed by the curriculum. It’s basically the same and for my younger one the cohort actually has a few very disruptive kids in their class which undermines the peer argument. [/quote] define disruptive.  If you are referring to Defiant, argumentative, and constantly correct teachers and telling teachers a more efficient way, making passive aggressive jokes and emotional outbursts when not heard, that’s not disruptive, that’s an exceptionally gifted mind at play ( IQ test above 99.9%, usually above 145 on WISC tests). These kids cannot function in a normal classroom, general ed classroom teachers don’t understand them, they don’t obey, they process information very differently.  If they remain in those class they will not thrive academically. The general classroom’s mission is to train future workforce that follow rules and obey society’s standards, and don’t thin on their own.  Like most adults today, they get the news and believe it as it is, and never think of the deep implications and meaning, and whom might want you to believe that way. These kids mind don’t work like that they find issues and make things better, the last thing they want to do is learn something and accept it as it is, they test what they learned until it doesn’t work.  Human society moves forward because of these type of people that challenge the status quo.  When these kids move to a place with similar minds they feel heard and challenged the teacher together, AAP teachers are usually ok with these, half of my older kids’ class are like this, they pack together and challenge the teacher and back each other up.  When he was in general ed classroom in 2nd grade, he was the one being yelled at constantly by the teacher, and eventually he told the teacher that she should go back to school instead of teaching. [/quote]

From the parents of a kid who is an AAP student, boy you sound SO cocky!!! You are labeling kids who are 8 and deciding that kids in the general classrooms will be worker bees. First of all, Fairfax and maybe Palo Alto CA are some of the very very few districts who even do the AAP thing SO early. Some of the best districts don’t offer AP until high school or middle at best! And here in Fairfax, we label kids and their entire life at age 7. Ridiculous. Chill out. They are kids.

And oh, “gifted kids” are badly behaved too. Because their parents excuse their bad behavior for being “gifted.” Even gifted kids need to learn to follow directions and respect the classroom! Rules apply to all. Get off your high horse. [/quote] they don’t learn by yelling at and told no to.  They learn by reasoning, discussing, guiding, and have them stand in other people’s shoes. Just so you know, these kids are teenagers’ mind in a 2nd grader’s body.  There are plenty of research papers in DC urban mom that explains their minds.  You believe in what you believe in, but if you want to see how human society really works, just look around, observe and think for yourself for once, and what do you see?  Just want to put this out here, so people can make a reality check, I’m not here to polarize you guys like the news is doing today.  I’m here to guide you to another way of thinking. [/quote]

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