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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op, you don't want this. One child is already labeled, "the smart one"[/quote]

+1- PP about immersion we are at a center school as our home school and put the second kid in immersion so that child would have a different experience and not have to deal with the AAP vs. Non-AAP.  Kids are same gender so there is already competition and we definitely didn't want them thinking they were "smart and not smart."  They are both smart, but different kids personality wise.

As an AAP parent in a center I think the program should change.  Why does an elementary school kid need a smart designation for developing faster than other kids.  Completely silly.  HOWEVER, there is little differentiation in regular.  My kid was never pulled for a reading group in K-1 because the kid was already reading and this made AAP a good fit.

It was the instruction that was lacking because that kid already was above grade level.  [b]As a teacher in another district, teachers are often told to not meet with the above grade level kids and concentrate on just the low kids from higher ups (principals and curriculum specialists).  They will tell you that is not the case, but teachers know and it is absolutely the case.[/b]  To those of you who like standardized testing, this is the result of the race to the top and no child left behind crap.  We just teach testing, not kids at this point. [/quote]

OP here. It's pretty obvious to parents. So what can a parent of a gen ed kid do to ensure they flourish/do well in later grades?[/quote]

encouraging reading and pay for math tutoring [/quote]

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