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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can anyone speak to actual curriculum differences outside of math?[/quote]

Are you looking for a side-by-side matrix? I do not think one exists as each teacher selects materials to address the Program of Studies requirements.

As an example, this is a link to the curriculum and resources for 3rd grade AAP:
http://www.fcps.edu/is/aap/pdfs/famework/Grade3.pdf

Just looking at a single section -- social studies with a focus on Ancient China and Ancient Egypt -- one resource is available from Kendall Hunt for the William & Mary Social Studies units.

Ancient China and Ancient Egypt are covered for all of Grade 3, per the FCPS Program of Studies:
http://www.fcps.edu/is/pos/documents/es/ss3.htm

A quick Google search shows a description of the William & Mary materials used in AAP:
https://education.wm.edu/centers/cfge/curriculum/socialstudies/materials/index.php

But this is just one example.

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[b]Our AAP school did not use the William and Mary materials for social studies.[/b] Anyone else or are we the only school that didn't use them?[/quote]

It is not a [b]requirement[/b] to use every resource listed.[/quote]

True. We are not sure though of any differences between general ed and AAP.[/quote]

Impossible to be "sure" as it depends on the classroom teacher, the school, the particular year, the make-up of kids in the class, etc.[/quote]

OP is asking if there is any difference. Regardless of the school, are there any differences across the board or typical differences that many schools share?[/quote]

I think that is a hard question to answer given parents such as myself have one child in one situation- in our case, a center.  No matter what we exchange with parents (in our case, back at the base school)- it's just little bit so of information and subjective in parent feedback.  You would really need to have a parent who had one gen ed child at the same place as the AAP do local level IV and then go to center to know the difference.  And that depends so much on teacher, school, etc.  You really have to listen to specific feedback you have heard about your school options, take bits of the open house, make a  decision.[/quote]

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