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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That sounds like good idea, but parents would work to put their kids in these honors classes when they have no business being in them.  It can be very mentally demoralizing being in a class with students that need no to little instruction/teaching of many or all subjects. We are constantly getting emails about teen and student depression and stress here. There is more to life than academic honors classes at 9 years old and also at 17 yrs old. Having a successful life also means creating more memories as a child than academics. My child is in AAP- she has no tutor and never has had a tutor. A mother the other day could not wrap her head around how my kid has never had a tutor. She said our kids teacher never taught them math this past school year and after spending hours nightly, they went back to a tutor. [/quote]

So, in the example you just gave, this mother most likely pushed her child into AAP by appealing.  How is that different than offering honors classes to all?  If the child is having difficulty, the obvious solution would be to move back into a "regular" class.  Having open honors classes wouldn't lock anyone in to taking an advanced curriculum if they were better suited for a regular curric. - and vice versa, which is perhaps even [i]more[/i] important.

There is no reason AAP should be black or white, either/or.  A child can be advanced in several subjects, but not all and should have the opportunity to take the correct level in every subject possible.  Gen Ed kids students aren't given that opportunity, except for in advanced math.  There should be the option for Gen Ed students to take advanced language arts, social studies, science, etc., as needed.  [/quote]

Then let's not label theses classes Honors. That's where the parents will focus. How about we just have differentiated classrooms and students can be placed in whichever level fits best. And I think teachers should be the ones placing students in differentiated classrooms.[/quote]

I'm the PP and I would be just fine with that solution.   Getting rid of the labeling would go a long way in revamping this system. [/quote]

So then the labeling would be based on the teacher's name -- Mrs. Smith has the smart kids and Mr. Jones has the not-so-smart ones.[/quote]

If you remove the parent placement it doesn't matter. A student is theoretically placed in the class to suit his abilities.[/quote]

So wouldn't it just be a lot easier to remove parent placement from the current system? Ta Da! It's done.[/quote]

Well, I think a parent could request a review of a student's case but that the portfolio put together by the school is what really counts.[/quote]

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