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Good point to PPs who explain how it is equal opportunity.  Way beyond, really, because of all the checks and balances, appeals and multi-year chances.  [b]AAP is not for every learner[/b].

Also, what is wrong with tracking?  [b]The system attempts to meet the needs of each learner.[/b]  I believe that fails often but that is not because of AAP.[/quote]

AAP should be the curriculum for most learners.  It is sad that only 18% of the students are given access to a curriculum that probably 50-75% of the students could benefit from.  Would a student who performs in the top 50 - 80% in the nation not deserve an advanced curriculum?  The problem with the current system is that it caters to the top 18% while limiting resources to the remaining 82% of the student population.  This system does not meets the needs of most learners - it really only meets the needs of the top 18% and the bottom 25% of the GE populations.  [b]In a system like FCPS, the 50-80% is not getting their needs meet.[/b]

The system also doesn't account for learners that need advanced education in only one area - ie. language arts or math.  The current Level III program of 2x/month pull-outs is a joke.  The GE students advanced in one subject could easily perform well in the AAP classes in their advanced subject.  FCPS only provides advanced learning for students who score well cumulatively on the IQ tests.  Again, no equal access to advanced education to meet the needs of students who could benefit from it.[/quote]

I see this regularly but don't understand what people really mean by it. How is the school system *failing* the general population of students?[/quote]

For students who test into the 50-80% range, they are not eligible for AAP.  The GE base curriculum is so watered down, the curriculum is very easy for this group.  The bright GE kids are really the ones losing out with AAP.  If more of the AAP students were in GE, and only the truly gifted children were separated, then the GE classes would teach to a higher level.  More differentiation would be available for higher-level learners.  Now, the advanced curriculum is concentrated on one set of students - and you're either in or out of the AAP Level IV.  The current GE curriculum is failing all but the lowest level of learners, because it is so easy.  [/quote]

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