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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AAP is not about gifted.  Really it only leap frogs the students one year ahead in math.  It is reliant on parents supplementing to do so. They don’t teach or drill the basic math facts anymore so that is on you.  But it’s really nothing that great in AAP. They have to teach the Social Studies curriculum in all classes. And the same holds true with Science.  The math is really the only accelerated subject and even it’s not so terrific for all the frantic mess that we hear and see on DCUM. Not even all the AAP students make it into Algebra by 7th grade yet they were suppose to be so accelerated for 4 grades. Even some AAP students make it to Algebra by 7th grade and then get move back a grade.  So, the program isn’t great.  You are better off doing your own creative and fun supplemental work. You can create your own learning lab at home that’s leaps and bounds more creative and impactful than this program. [/quote]

We have friends whose kids choose Math 7H over Algebra. The kid would have been fine in Algebra but the parents knew that their child was not excited by math and did not think Multi Variate Calculus as a senior would be a good fit. They knew their child so they pulled him back a year. And there are kids who are not ready for the pace of the work in Algebra 1 H even if they are good at math.

I don't think LIV is all that special. I think it is far more important at lower SES schools where kids who are in the top 20-30% are going to be bored to tears in a classroom where many of the kids are grade levels behind. I think it is nice to have in higher SES classes, but that Advanced Math is the real need. [/quote]

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