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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So what would you propose for meeting the needs of advanced students in the absence of AAP?  Or do we only meet the needs of students average or below or with some other special circumstance EXCEPT for advanced ability?  We should just let those kids suffer from boredom and sap their interest in education, amirite?[/quote]

Stop with this argument that kids are bored. It is possible to differentiate in a classroom where there different learning levels. You’ve convinced yourself that the only way is to separate out kids for the entire day. So anything less than that will result in children crying every hour from boredom. [/quote]

By the way, in our ES the AAP kids only have core subjects together and classes are mixed for specials.[/quote]

I'm sorry, were you thinking that ES kids needed to be separated for strings/band, PE and art?  I don't even understand your statement.  My kids are in AAP Level IV and I only see the difference in math.  I suppose the kids who are strong in math can be pulled out and placed in advanced math and that could solve the problem.  The other subjects don't really require pull outs and strong kids can easily be encouraged to go deeper and rubrics can note differentiated learning.  I agree that theoretically there is an underlying issue on the haves and the have-nots that are created by segregating kids into AAP and non-AAP classes.  There is no one on this board who can say that doesn't happen in ES.  Taking specials together doesn't make it go away because kids are smarter than that and know the difference of being tagged AAP vs non-AAP whether or not you're in PE with the the non-AAP kids.  A full overhaul of how this program is administered may be required but I also don't think it should be disbanded.  There can exist a happy medium to give kids an opportunity to shine without seemingly creating an elitist (from an ES perspective, most kids AAP absolutely feel they are "special" and some often believe they are "smarter" than the other kids, which we all know is completely false) platform.[/quote]

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