Reply to Sound off if you think AAP is BS

Forum Index » Advanced Academic Programs (AAP)

Reply to "Sound off if you think AAP is BS"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a shame it's not just the top 2%. The current % is so disruptive to the whole system. [/quote]

Top 2% of FCPS is not top 2% nationally. It's why the FCPS CogAT is not nationally normed. For perspective-- about 2% of each FCPS class is admitted to TJ. [/quote]

Who cares nationally? Locally, it's causing a huge disruption and it's time to revisit the goal of AAP and also the approach. Something got lost along the way. [/quote]

What has happened locally is that fcps AAP program and TJ have attracted a lot of families with high performing kids away from districts like Arlington & MC, which brings in more NMSFs, higher SATs, more prestige, etc, which attracts more educated, high achieving families which raises property valies which raises tax revenue for fcps.

[/quote]

Exactly, and that's a good thing.

I don't see APS or MCPS as role models for any way whatsoever. APS punches well below its weight as its consistently low number of NMSFs suggests, and MCPS is much more polarized into high-performing schools (the "W" pyramids) and everything else, which is declining.  The AAP programs in FCPS help attract and retain students that help distinguish the county and its schools.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics