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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's better because it utilizes curricula that encourages critical thinking and problem solving skills.

It uses more 'real life' projects and examples for students to more fully engage in the problem solving challenge.

The English/Vocab curriculum encourages greater understanding of the English language by utilizing methods to understanding via stem words.

This also greatly increases the child's ability for later standardized tests such as the SATs.

The teachers in AAP have more training and are skilled at making learning easily accessible for different types of learners.

They learn techniques and strategies to help a child think more deeply and use these strategies in classroom lessons.

Instead of simply instructing, Socratic seminars are more common to get kids talking, debating and learning.

In a nutshell, AAP is better because it is an empirically greater method of learning and teaching.

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It's sickening that "average kids" don't deserve this quality of education....  [/quote]

When we first moved to Fairfax County, I was told that pretty much everyone receives quality education (with some exceptions here and there) in this county - and that AAP is just more advanced, skipping a year ahead kind of curriculum for those that need to be more challenged.  After reading such opposing views, now I don't know what to think.  With this constant it's great/it sucks and let's get rid of it/good luck with that kind of arguing, can't we just focus our energy and attention on what's best for our own child and meet them where they're at?  I came to this site for help and advice, but am finding myself filtering through so much bickering and negativity.[/quote]

FCPS has nationally recognized reputation across the board. Those who act like the non-AAP students are getting some poor education are not being truthful.[/quote]

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