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[quote=Anonymous][quote]If only a small number of truly gifted kids were getting into AAP, then no one would bat an eye because the needs of those kids for a different environment would be obvious.[/quote]

Parents would be demanding to know the criteria and do what they could to prep their kids to meet the criteria so their kid was included. Just look at the AAP forum and it's regular discussion on how to get your kid into Algebra 1 in 6th grade.

FCPS would be better off if it had Advanced versions of each subject in ES and allowed kids to change classes so that they were grouped with students by ability level. Keep the groupings so that there is no more then a year gap in where kids are so that the Teacher could focus on the needs of that group of kids for the entire period. There are 4 main subjects, so there would be a minimum of 4 groups for each subject, allowing for an Advanced group in each subject matter and a remedial group for kids who are below grade level. Place Reading/Math specialists in the remedial classes so that the kids receive more focused attention.

We won't do this because it will look bad. We know that there is a high likelihood that the Advanced classes will be a majority Asian or White with some Black and Hispanic kids and that the remedial class is most likely to be Black and Hispanic kids from poor families with some kids with LDs that are struggling. The grade level group is likely to be majority white with some Asian, Black, and Hispanic kids. I would guess that this class would be the most balanced in terms of ethnicity/color.[/quote]

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