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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Believe it or not, I have a Gen-Ed kid, was in pool did not get in AAP.  He has lots of friends in AAP and it is strange that Gen-Ed kids are actually doing much more challenging work than AAP. Gen-ED teacher is phenomenal in understanding each child's weakness and strength and push them accordingly. The teacher has also helped kids overcome their weak points drastically.[/quote]

I totally believe it.

Contrary to what dcum would have you believe, gen ed is not a horrible punishment for bright kids who missed the pool. There are many exceptional teachers in the gen ed program, and many very bright kids as well.[/quote]

The reason some people prefer gen ed to AAP isn't because AAP teachers are viewed as superior to gen ed teachers.  It's because even if you have a bad AAP teacher, at least your child will still have exposure to an advanced curriculum.  My DC in AAP had a terrible teacher last year, but still at least had the advanced curriculum so it wasn't a total loss.  My  DC in Gen Ed had a terrible teacher this year so had a terrible year with no redeeming silver lining because the work they did was also not challenging.   My kids have had fantastic teachers in Gen Ed and in AAP, but whether a teacher differentiates and challenges kids in Gen Ed is way too teacher dependent.  After DC had such a bad teacher last year in AAP, I had decided to keep DC2 in Gen Ed because I thought it was the teacher not gen ed vs. AAP.  After this year with an equally bad gen ed teacher, I see why AAP vs. Gen Ed does matter.  And I know I'll get flamed for thinking two teachers were terrible, but in both cases it was consensus among the parents that the teachers were terrible.  The one from last year is no longer teaching.  [/quote]

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