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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I've already identified enough about the school. It attempts to integrate. It attempts to teach everyone at the most advanced level they can handle. It attempts to help students who are struggling. It's not a perfect school though and not all schools work the same way so I don't want people to get hung up on those details. FCPS also has other issues than just AAP that muddy why AAP and general ed don't always work well.

[b]I don't know why parents in FCPS don't want all students to do well. [/b]I guess I'm just hoping there are enough parents with kids both in AAP and general ed or who just care about making the system work for everyone and have some good suggestions and are willing to be flexible. My kids don't attend a center, so I can't make suggestions for schools I don't have enough details on. It's obvious there are some problems though that could be fixed with some tweaks to the boundaries and the way the program is implemented.[/quote]
[b]Why would you say this?  For someone so vocally against anecdotal evidence, you seem to have no problem relying on it to make insulting generalizations.[/b] [/quote]

Only her annecdotal evidence counts for facts here.[/quote]

I'm not against anecdotal evidence. What I am against is venting - there has already been enough on this board - and anecdotal evidence that covers only one side. If you're going to make a suggestion, I just ask that you give at least anecdotal evidence that shows support for both general ed and AAP. Sorry if that was confusing.[/quote]

To create change that is mutually beneficial, less venting and arguing and more negotiating will help. Similar to the venn diagrams where you try to find things that work for both sides and also look at opposing arguments and what is different about each group. At the very least, any opinion should be substantiated by addressing opposing views. Otherwise they are just one-sided.

Argument: 
from the Latin, arguere~make clear/prove/accuse
  An exchange between parties of diverging or opposing views in a mutual an attempt to persuade; commonly premised on winning advantage in a zero-sum encounter. Typically funded by emotional commitments to belief and principle.

Negotiation: 
from the Latin, negotum~ business. 
  An engagement with others, with the intent of reaching an acceptably adaptive accommodation. premised on a belief in an achievable outcome which possesses agreeable and fair mutual benefits across the board. Typically funded by a need to resolve problems through reason and sharing of data without any intention of adding to said problems inadvertently.

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