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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]My DC was in AAP a few years ago - now in high school. I can compare his experience with my other children who are currently in GE, learning exactly the same material AAP child learned, and having a much happier school experience. Had I only known, we would have kept him in GE.[/quote]

Actually, I'm interested in this comment.  PP, can you post more about your kids' AAP vs. GE experiences?  I have heard so many different things that run the gamut from "AAP is great" to "AAP helped my kid find his/her peer group" to "AAP is just a homework program."  Of course there are many different centers, but I'm wondering just how different the experience is. [/quote]

Sure.  I'm the PP and I would classify our son's AAP experience as lots of homework, projects that were pointless and took up far too much time, and an unnecessary division between kids.  Lots of his friends were in GE, so he certainly didn't need a different peer group.  I think he resented being separated from them, in fact.  At the time, we thought we were doing the right thing, but in retrospect, the whole thing seems so silly and pointless.  As I said earlier, my other kids are in GE and learning exactly the same information but having a much better time doing it.  [/quote]

[b]Please tell us the name of this ES, with unhappy gen ed kids and AAP kids whose time is wasted by pointless projects.[/b][/quote]

Now why would I do that?  You'll just continue arguing and insisting that the experiences of others are false because you don't want to hear them, and you certainly don't want others to, either.  The OP asked, "what is the point of AAP" and I answered honestly, based on my kids' experiences, both in and out of AAP.  Sorry you don't like what your hearing, but that's really not my problem.[/quote]

People read these boards for lots of reasons, and a big one is to do research about schools.  When looking for neighborhoods and schools to choose when moving to the area, it would be nice to hear of schools that posters like and dislike and why.  That would be a reason to do that.[/quote]

Based on the snarky comment above (bolded), I don't buy that for a minute in this case.  I've seen what happens to posters who reveal the name of the school/center they have issues with.  They are immediately discredited by the aggressive pro-AAP-at-all-costs posters, who refuse to let anyone express negative opinions of AAP.  Regardless, there are plenty of centers with the same issues.[/quote]

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