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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know a lot of AAP teachers are new, but as with any teacher you have to give them a chance.  We have an experienced AAP teacher and she's over the top with homework, projects etc. Pick you battles.

I'm curious to know how you know that the gen ed work is not much different than AAP work?[/quote]

OP: sibling is in general ed.[/quote]

+1   Lots of us have children in both AAP and GenEd and can speak to the differences and not-so-different aspects of both programs.  As for me, I noticed that my GenEd and AAP kids had virtually identical SOL scores in all subjects.  They learned exactly the same things, [b]but the AAP child had more busy work, silly projects, and homework[/b].  I'm the one who regretted putting said child in AAP and think GenEd would have been a much better experience. [/quote]

Perhaps this is unique to your school?  It is not the experience at all in our center.[/quote]

Not our experience in our center, either.

Whether the work is "busy work" or the projects are "silly" is a judgment call.  I hope that the parent who posted that has had the guts to go to the teacher(s) and ask what the homework, "busy work" and projects were supposed to teach and achieve. If the parent thinks that badly of the projects and teaching, he or she has a responsibility to question it rather than just complain here. [/quote]

Of course we questioned the teacher about this.  In fact, there was a group of dissatisfied parents who requested conferences regarding the same issues:  too much busywork and time-wasting projects.  We were told that the AAP "team" thought these particular projects were of value.  We disagreed, but nothing changed.  Why do you assume we just like to vent here without taking concrete action?  Sheesh.  [/quote]

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