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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I teach AAP and there are several Level 4 students I have that I question how they got in. So even at the center, there are kids who somehow got in with less than scores and struggle academically. [/quote]

Curious to hear more about what you think about why/how they got in. Inflated test scores? Something else? [/quote]

Honestly, no one truly knows. It truly is a gamble. But the reality is that center schools are filled with kids who struggle and randomly got in and some Level 3 kids have better scores. [/quote]

+1. My kids' classes were legitimately held back by kids who were full-time AAP accepted who really, really struggled and for whatever reason didn't put in any extra work to catch up.[/quote]

There will ALWAYS be some child that holds back the rest of the class.  If they got rid of that child, and the next, and the next, your child will eventually be that limiting factor people will complain about.  It's just a matter of where you set the bar.  AAP sets it (slightly?) higher than Gen ed - It's still public education though so quit complaining...[/quote]

Not really.  For example, advanced math has a specific pacing guide and extensions.  If an AAP class falls behind the pacing guide or isn't given the extensions because some kids are struggling, then everyone else has a right to complain.  They're not receiving the course that they ought to be receiving.   Also, no child should hold back the rest of the class even if they're seriously struggling.  If the teacher has to choose between watering down the class for the 20 kids who belong in AAP, or letting the 5 kids who don't belong wash out of the program, she should let the kids wash out.  [/quote]

Every class has pacing guidelines, but SOL pass rates are all that matter for teacher evaluation. If the slow kid needs more help, they will get it regardless of whether the class is AAP or gen ed [/quote]

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