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[quote=Anonymous]We moved when DD was in 5th grade and she moved from a LLIV Center to an AAP Center.  By far, the conflict between AAP and Gen Ed was worse in LLIV, where there was one AAP ("smart") class where the kids stayed together for 4 years.  And the nastiness started with the parents, not the kids.  But you better believe it trickled down, and to the kids, who absolutely copy their parents.

The center is much bigger, with 3 AAP and 3 Gen Ed classes.  The kids mix a lot better (DD does several extracurricualrs with some kids from AAP and some from Gen Ed), and the parents have a much better attitiude.  Certainly, DD has remarked that all of the kids (AAP and Gen Ed) are so much nicer.

Don't kids yourselves.  If kids are taunting each other, it's becasue they have picked up on the parents' resentment or superiority complex-- not because Centers exist.  Don't trash AAP/Gen Ed and then act shocked that atmosphere in your school is toxic.  The "us vs. them" problem isn't going to be solved by moving most kids back to base schools.  If anything, the AAP kids stick out more when there is only one class.   Things will get better when both AAP an Gen Ed parents get their egos in check and model appropriate behavior. [/quote]

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