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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Curious--has anyone found the AAP/Gen Ed dynamic to be problematic at a Local Level IV school or is this mostly just a Center problem?[/quote]

[b]I've spoken to neighbors who had kids in Gen Ed who have said the AAP/Gen Ed dynamic is bad because their kids know exactly who is in AAP and are considered "smart" kids and who were the "dumb" kids.  And that there's basically zero mixing between the two groups.  I think our school only added Level IV services a few years ago, so maybe they are still getting the kinks out.  [/b]

My kid only just finished K, so I have no first hand experience with the AAP stuff.  So far, based on one year, I have loved our FCPS school. (Lees Corner)  Awesome K teacher, and the one bad 1st grade teacher that everyone was worried about getting left before the school year ended, yay!  [/quote]

This dynamic isn't due to the school only recently adding LLIV.  My kids have attended both well-established LLIV schools and centers, and the AAP/Gen Ed divide is alive and well, regardless of how long the program has been around.  While the kids "mix" during specials and recess, in actuality they still keep to their own groups.  The schools pay lip-service to the whole "mixing" business, but it doesn't mean the kids actually become good friends with kids in the other group.  The whole system has ruined what used to be the community school.  [/quote]

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