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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AAP works well for the same reason TJ is the best high school in the nation- despite the fact that, until recently, they had some of the crappiest facilities.  It's not the teachers, it's not the research labs.  It's the it's the smart, hardworking, creative cohort of kids.

People who think the "AAP curriculum" should be available to all kids are missing the point.  There is nothing magical or special about the curriculum itself.  AAP works well because they get  cohort of kids who can work at an accelerated pace without the need for remediation.  When my DC moved from an LLIV program (about 1/2 the kids principal placed) to a TJ feeder ES Center in 5th grade, she suddenly started having very little homework.  When I asked her about it, she said, in essence, that they got through a lot more material in class because they weren't wasting time teaching, reteaching, remediating, and waiting for kids to catch up.  So, in a program where about 14 of the "on the cusp kids" got principal placed, the entire class was slowed down significantly.  This was most evidence in math, where she went in behind the rest of the class, despite being taught "advanced math" in most schools.  She's now in 7th, and we are still running into places where she has gaps in math.

Pretty clearly, all kids in FCPS cannot work at an accelerated pace, or the GE classes would be moving as fast as the AAP classes.  It's not like the GE teachers are slowing down and remediating just to waste time.

So it's not that all kids can't handle the substance of the curriculum. The core curriculum is the largely the same for AAP and GE. AAP just seems to go "deeper," which appears to mean extra projects and faster.  It's that all kids can't handle the acceleration.  If you think your kid can, quit bitching on DCUM and reapply for next year.  FCPS tries to make this program very inclusive, and there are not a set number of seats.  If your kid can't get in, the committee has a reason.[/quote]

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