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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's BS because the curriculum is something that should be used in every single classroom in FCPS.  It's not a special curriculum for the highly gifted.
It can easily be used in every GenEd class.

What they should have is one center for extremely gifted kids.  Kids that are off the charts intelligent that simply cannot function in a regular classroom.  Implement a curriculum for them that is truly for highly gifted kids.

The kids in the current AAP would be absolutely fine with the rest of their peers and their peers would do absolutely fine with the current AAP curriculum.

It's has turned into a circus like competition that simply lowers the learning standards for the rest of the general FCPS community.
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My kids are in AAP and honestly it's a crying shame that FCPS doesn't use the AAP curriculum as a standard way of teaching. This program should be available to ALL kids.[/quote]

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Nope. It is an incorrect assumption that ALL or even most Gen Ed students can handle the AAP pace. You know how many times I've heard parents of Gen Ed kids share that their child is in 4th/5th grade and still can't memorize multiplication tables?   Or they can't get them to read books? [b] These kids may be brilliant in other areas, but an advanced, more rigorous academic curriculum is not what these kids need. [/b]

I always wonder how the anti AAP posters on DCUM claim that all the GE/AAP students are the same???  You have no idea what is in these kids files re: test scores, work samples, GBRS, etc.  Yeah, they all look the same running around on the playground.  A superior IQ isn't always going to obvious.  [b]Do you quiz Larlo's friends at playdates and made judgements about what academic levels are appropriate for them?[/b]  Sure there is a big chunk on the border of qualifying, but the cut off has to be somewhere.

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That is very kind of you to speak for these children and it's fortunate that you know so much about them. They are really lucky to have you looking out for them. 
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So you disagree? You think kids that struggle with Gen Ed curriculum might need a more advanced curriculum? Interesting, would love to hear more.[/quote]

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