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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here’s something that I have not seen discussed.

The exsistance of AAP worked really well at our ES many years ago.  There was one AAP class and it was HUGE.  36 kids if I recall correctly. It was taught by one amazing and incredible teacher.  This one huge class allowed the other two classes to be much smaller (20ish students iirc).

Why not allow AAP classes to become very large?  If the children are better able to learn, they should be able to learn in a larger format.

Heck, why not make some of these AP classes at the HS level large, lecture style classes?  I took intro psychology in an auditorium of 250 kids.  Why not give the high schools much larger classes for AP and use the saved money to make smaller ES classes?

We need to completely rethink education. What we are doing is not sustainable and Fairfax Tax Payers are not inclined to give FCPS any more $$$[/quote]

As an AAP teacher who has 26 kids, this would just make teaching harder. I had 22 last year and the four kids adds up with grading, conferences, etc. Not to mention the year I had 31 kids, no one could move in my room because my room was not meant to hold that many kids and desks. AAP kids are just kids. They are not geniuses. They need extra help sometimes too. [/quote]

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