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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just wanted to comment on the difference between GenEd and AAP for Social Studies, specifically for 4th grade.

DC 1 was in GenEd. I barely remember seeing much material come home. Unit tests were pretty straightforward facts. Not very challenging. Fairly easy to help DC study.

DC2 was in AAP. They covered material faster and in more detail. Lots of worksheets, questions asked in a variety of ways. They had a weekly newspaper that supplemented the unit. They had to read the paper on their own at home and they got tested on it every Friday. Tests on the newspaper were straightforward facts. The unit tests were very challenging. I did help DC study but the questions on the unit tests covered more than just facts- it tested how much you were able to assimilate information, inductive and deductive reasoning, making inferences.

Huge difference.

Both of them scored in the 99th percentile on Verbal Comprehension on the WISC. 
DC 1 would not have been a good fit for 4th grade AAP in Social Studies. Personality-wise, would have hated all that testing and all that work. 
DC 2 loved it, couldn't get enough of it, and excelled in it.

This is at Flint Hill I'm assuming? With the new change, do you think the school will water down this program and just say they are teaching the same information to the students they did before? Or do you think they will teach the same information as the previous stand alone AAP class and some kids will struggle with the work or hate it as you described DC 1?

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