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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a friend that relocated from FCPS to another area.  Their oldest child was in AAP.  In the new district (supposedly the best in the new area), that child did not qualify for the GT program.  She was probably in the upper 10-15% of FCPS.

Now, in the base program, they are finding that the work is just busy work, while the teachers focus on the bottom children.  The girl will pass the state exams, which is the goal of the school -- the teachers and school are evaluated based on how the lowest perform (No Child Left Behind) compared with the average or better kids.  This is in a large university town.

My DD, same age, still in AAP, is loving school.  In her class, they can focus on learning.  There is no doubt that the kids will pass the SOL's.  I think that is the real reason for AAP for us, and why I fought.  NCLB is a horrible law...requiring 100% passing means that the lower 10-20% take up the resources in general education.

In AAP, there can be more differentiation.....the teachers can focus on all of the kids and not just a few.  
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Glad your DD is loving school... but what about those kids who are in Gen Ed and could easily do AAP work?  Are they getting shortchanged?  Yes they are.[/quote]

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