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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AAP Committee is smart enough to identify kids who just got score but can not sit quietly to listen and follow for 20 mins in the class room. It is not just about the score but overall kids behavior in the class, ability to learn new things and adapt with class teachers and peers. [/quote]

You are going to be very disappointed if you think AAP is a quiet, well behaved class of kids who know how to sit and be quiet.

AAP classes are generally full of high strung, hyperactive, busy, fidgiting, emotional and energetic kids.   Many of the highest performing kids are also 2E which brings another set of challenge to the AAP classroom.

If you want the studious, well behaved, quiet, teacher pleaser classrooms, AAP is probably not for you or your child.[/quote]

Thank you for so beautifully describing my kids so well!  :wink: [/quote]

I have heard this for years but don't really agree that it is really more for the 2e kids or that much of the class if hyperactive.  Out of the 32 in my kids' classes the last few years, there were probably 7-8 like that.  Most were not, but plenty were.  Not a big deal, because you'll have all types in classes along the way.[/quote]

I can attest that my kids' AAP classes were "full of high strung, hyperactive, busy, fidgiting, emotional and energetic kids" for their years in AAP centers.[/quote]

I have 2 kids in AAP and 1 that just got in. I have always been a volunteer in class. I have witness typical child behavior of Kids getting into trouble. I have witness obvious autistic kids. I have witness keep clearly struggling And much slower than the majority of the class.  But in 9 years of volunteering I have never witness any behavior that is a big deal. Kids in AAP are very quick learners and need little to zero explanation of new math topics or any subject. They are kids that are quick learners at everything. Some are best at literature, all are quick math learners. Some much quicker than others. They all know random information and many kids in 3rd grade know such random information as, which painting hangs in which museums through out the world. There are 3rd grade computer programmers. There are kids who may be smart, AAP is not for smart kids, nor is it for bright kids. It is definitely not for those kids who need to be taught And instructed by a teacher more than than 1 time. It is for very quick learners who do not need to be instructed more than once and are able to test on subjects with little to zero review and still get good grades. [/quote]

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