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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] My family's experience does not exist in a vacuum. My family is not so special that we are the only ones with this experience.  Many, many parents have similar experiences as mine .  I cannot quantify how many, but neither can ANYONE making any claims on this board.   What percentage of children feel stigmatized? For all we know it's only anecdotal and it's only the posters here on this board .  What percentage of parents feel that their children are not being appropriately challenged in general education?  Can you quantify that with evidence? No. It's only anecdotal "evidence"  on this board .[/quote]

It is not anecdotal that there exists issues within AAP. There is enough data showing people make decisions on housing based on the AAP program even which county to buy in. There is enough data showing that many general ed parents are unhappy with the current curriculum offered to their children and the stigma their children receive that they aren't smart. There is enough data showing schools with low numbers of AAP students are not as highly rated.

I find it hard to believe that in all your dealings with people, you've never come across anyone other than on this board who has a general ed student at any school who doesn't like the current setup. I don't think you're trying very hard to find anyone who has a different opinion.[/quote]

EXACTLY.  +100

What I find on this board is that certain arrogant AAP parents will spin things any which way so as to make school appear rosy for all kids.  They dismiss those of us with criticisms of the program as "crazies," and desperately avoid acknowledging any problems with AAP implementation, because they are so fearful of any changes being made.  There are so, so many dissatisfied parents out there who have never even heard of DCUM - the ones here are only a tiny fraction of those who feel AAP has been detrimental to their schools and community.  All one needs to do is ask parents of Gen Ed students, particularly those who have to attend centers as their base school.  The parents I respect are the ones who admit that AAP implementation is not a good situation for many kids - namely, those who [b]aren't[/b] in AAP and who are largely dismissed by the parents of those who are.[/quote]

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