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ACPS elementary does differentiation well enough in the regular classroom that my DS is getting instruction above his grade level anyway.

It really depends on the teacher. My son has had some years that he got differentiation and some that he was really bored. You can't count on it.

This is true anywhere in the world, isn't it? Not just ACPS. [/quote]

I disagree.  It's not true in schools that offer actual advanced classes in various subjects prior to fourth grade.  In those classes, it doesn't "depend on the teacher" offering differentiation, because the whole class is advanced/accelerated.  I'm not familiar with what other VA school districts offer, but in the state that we moved here from, such classes were certainly offered.  [/quote]

The teacher is critical, regardless of whether it's a regular program or an advanced one.  A crappy teacher in an advanced program is problematic.  Especially in the early years, there isn't enough student-to-student learning to make up for a bad teacher.  [/quote]

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