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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just went to our AAP orientation today and it kind of surprised me that there was a little bit of a tone and a look the principal and AAP teachers made when asked about number of kids teachers etc.  they talked about how it changes b/c of appeals.  it wasn't a blatant eye roll, but it was obvious what they thought of appeals and how it increases the numbers.

I have a friend appealing so I am just curious, does the appeal label follow the kids?  is it mostly accepted that the appeal kids belong there and that it is very possible kids that missed should be in app?

just curious, what the tone is at other schools.[/quote]

Teachers and adminstrators see your children differently than you do, often for worse, but also often for better. They have a more objective assessment of your child's capabilities and academic strengths and weaknesses. I'm sure they deal constantly with parents who think their child should be in AAP, but they know the child would thrive in Gen Ed. So, what they have to deal with are pushy parents who think they are advocating for their child but are really trying to justify themselves. There is a simliar phenomenon in sports where parents think their kids are super talented. And they may, in fact, be talented, but they're not necessarily elite. Once upon a time, AAP was more "elite" in terms of who actually qualified, now, in our anxiety-ridden achievement culture (that begins with finding the right preschool, natch), the population of these programs has grown as administrators have aquiesced to pushy parents. So, it's no wonder they're sort of rolling their eyes when parents start asking about appeals as if it is fait accompli or seem to view AAP as an entitlement or inevitable. They've seen this (shit) show before. Repeatedly.[/quote]

THIS, 100%.[/quote]

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