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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AAP is going to be watered down. I mean every school is now going to be center school. Everyone can get into AAP.
No purpose of TJ , as it is going to be diluted with lottery selection on not best of the best.

So, is there a place for this forum in future ?[/quote]

AAP has been watered down by the county for the past 5 to 10 years. And it will just continue to be watered down. AAP is the new Gen Ed. I taught general education for years. I'm using the same material that I used 15 years ago in general education for my current AA students. [/quote]

This is simply not true. For English and social studies, fine. Nobody said that intelligent people develop language faster or understand history better ("wow, they learned about the civil war REAL GOOD!" lol). It's mostly about math. I was in a top private school 30 years ago that is very respected for its math and science. My son is doing the same math in AAP that I was doing in the advanced math class at that school. AAP is basically one year ahead math work. That's what it was designed to be and that's what it still is.[/quote]

NP.  I've heard anecdotally that the AAP/GT program of 10-20 years ago was brutal.  Much more work in class and hours of nightly homework.  Not so much better or a higher level as just more work.

We're at one of the "middle" centers, not one of the most watered down centers or one of the highest level/most competitive ones.  It seems like a good program for DC, who is an "average gifted" student, not a prodigy nor a kid who thrives on hours of homework.[/quote]

What the heck is a "watered down" center?  Don't all centers teach the same curriculum?[/quote]

Teachers at the same center and in the same grade don't even teach the same curriculum. So, it's definitely not uniform across the county.[/quote]

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