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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wrong!

Just because some kids need an additional level of differentiation, does not mean that the ones already getting it don't need it! Instead of hating AAP we can work to improve it. I'm all for an additional layer of differentiation, where the highly gifted kids can benefit fully, or at least a lot more. But, to take differentiation away from kids that need it is not right. You have to draw the line at some point, and if the process is holistic then why are we relying so much on these test scores and ignoring the rest of the process? The system is not full proof, and can be improved, but there is no magic biller when it comes to this. [/quote]

You really like creating straw men.  NO ONE HAS BEEN ARGUING FOR TAKING DIFFERENTIATION AWAY FROM KIDS.  120s Larla should still be receiving advanced math and advanced language arts instruction.  Many of us are arguing that she doesn't need to be labeled as different and then guaranteed self-contained separate classrooms for 6 years.  [/quote]

Well, excuse me!

I should have said AAP Level IV services, in a separate classroom. I apologize for puzzling you. [/quote]

We're again talking in circles.  You clearly think that kids with 120s IQs "need" to be separated from the masses and placed in special classrooms.  I don't.  Could you please cite some sources showing that above average kids simply cannot function in a regular classroom, even with differentiation in core subjects?  [/quote]

They may function, but they are underserved, and end up wasting their time in class. Stays at school for 7hrs with kids that don't get it is mistreating the gift of time. That's cruel. Than they say that the kids are learning a lot, which they aren't. If they let them stay together and let them play outside in the sun a lot, is be ok with that, but I can afford (time wise) to enrich them when they come home so Larla doesn't get left behind. The kids need many more activities than school, and they need to maximize the benefit of the time spent, because they have very busy schedules. Its essentially like going to work full time. Would you like to get stuck in a job with low level workers if you're highly educated? Do you lack the skills to function around those people, or is it just not beneficial for you?[/quote]

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