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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In AAP there is some standard curriculum material but not in general ed[/quote]

This is not true.

Fairfax County has a "Program of Studies," which has standards that are essential or expected, and extensions that are expected to be taught in honors and AAP. There is not, however, a standard curriculum for either general education or AAP.  There are standards and benchmarks, but no curriculum.[/quote]

I wrote the above quote and what I meant by it is that AAP for each grade has a list of recommended materials for each school to buy to use in the AAP program. General Ed is a free for all in terms of what teachers may use as materials. I was talking about materials (workbooks), not standards.[/quote]

This is still not true.  I teach AAP and must find/develop ALL the curricula on my own, based on the FCPS POS.  Standard workbooks/materials are neither recommended nor provided to me as a teacher.

I collaborate with other AAP teachers throughout the county, and the same is true for them, as well.  We share ideas with one another, but that is as close as we get to a "list of recommended materials."

Perhaps some areas/pyramids have a list of recommended materials, but that is certainly not the case across the county.

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So are you saying that not all AAP centers have access to Ceaser's English or Wordly Wise or William and Mary curricula? They don't all have access to teach Latin stems?  The teachers were not all given training in these curricula?

Please.  There is some level of consistency with AAP curricula. You can argue not exact, but much more consistency then regular Gen Ed classes where the amount of good learning and teaching is at the whim and mercy of the teacher. There is NOTHING consistent in Gen Ed L.A.

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