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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the problem is that AAP is so big that people think if their kid doesnt get in it means their kid looks dumb.  [/quote]
AAP is so big that even the kids who don't get in feel like they must not be smart, and the kids who get in feel like the gen ed kids are dumb.  I fully understand why parents of smart kids would worry about their kids not landing in the top 20%.  I also understand why parents freak out if their kids are gifted or very smart in one area, but are not well rounded enough to get in.  Gen ed kids who are very smart or advanced in language arts will mostly be stuck doing things on the computer or independently reading, rather than receiving attention from the teacher.  Gen ed kids who are very smart or advanced in math have no guarantees at all that advanced math will be available to them.  [/quote]

Part of [b]the difference I see between AAP and non-aap classes are expectations[/b].  For example, there is more emphasis on proper punctuation, capitalization, spelling in aap for my aap 3rd grader than for my genEd 4th grader.  AAP expects kids to do the fundamentals expected of all kids in the past.  If you're in a school with a wide range of abilities in GenEd and it is Title I, then it gets more complicated, so bright, highly motivated kids there aren't pushed.  They see their peers struggling and think they are doing well -- though they shouldn't compare themselves.  What I'm getting at is that GenEd has become more remedial especially if you aren't at a LLIV or AAP center.[/quote]

Agree! [/quote]

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