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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]OK whatever, so be it, you all are relentlessly "entitled". However, based on my parental observations, it is very clear the majority of the children in the AAP program have behavior problems and cannot function in the standard classroom environment or socially for that matter. Honestly it is probably best for these students to be at a separate school for their benefit but in an advanced academic program, NO.
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I'm wondering how you are defining "entitled" in this context. I don't really see any evidence of entitlement in any of the above posts, but maybe I am using the word differently.

You have asked for information from people who have a background in education, so it sounds as though your background is not in education. Just as people who do not work in your field may not always understand everything about what you do for a living, can you see that you may not understand all the details of the educational system because your background is in a different subject area? It's possible that you don't know all the details about the situations of the students you are observing in the AAP class. The AAP classroom is for children whose needs cannot be met in the regular classroom, but that doesn't mean that they "cannot function in the regular classroom...." It is just that the AAP classroom is better suited to their learning needs.
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As a parent, of course you love your child and want the best for your child. It is possible that the best fit for your child may be the regular classroom and there is not a thing wrong with that. I do think that the fact that your child is so successful (straight As, does all her work without help)  in the regular classroom is a sign that that classroom is an excellent fit for her, and that is something to be happy about. 
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Not OP.  All of you saying getting straight As with no help is an indication that the current classroom is an excellent fit are ignoring the possibility that it could mean the classroom is too easy.  There are a lot of kids currently in AAP who had all As (4s) in k-2, maybe we should send them back to Gen Ed because it was such an excellent fit.   If a child consistently gets all As with no help and little effort, it means the curriculum is too easy for the child, it doesn't mean it  is an excellent fit.  I personally think there should be regular and honors classes open to all student starting in first grade but I've been told that would be tracking and for some reason is a VERY bad thing until you get to middle school.   OP, you won't get any resolution to your concerns on this board, just snark or patronizing comments like the excellent fit ones.  [/quote]

+100  Also, isn't the very essence of AAP to track students into two very large groups?  AAP/GT is the original tracking program.  I agree that advanced classwork should be open to any and all children who are capable of succeeding, regardless of test scores.  Some kids are advanced in some subjects but not in others.  I know some LLIV schools easily mix the kids depending on abilities.  Unfortunately, at center schools, the student is either in full-time AAP or not offered advanced classes at all. [/quote]

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