Anonymous
Post 01/26/2014 09:04     Subject: AAP Teachers-share your thoughts...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:AAP Centers (not LLIV) are ALWAYS larger class sizes.


I realize I'm late to this thread, but this couldn't be farther from the truth at our center school. The AAP classes are SMALLER than the Gen Ed. Why is this?


Check on Dashboard and you can get a sense of what schools have larger AAP classes vs. GE classes per grade.


NP here, I went to dashboard and can see the class sizes, total AAP but not per classroom. ?
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2014 21:55     Subject: AAP Teachers-share your thoughts...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:AAP Centers (not LLIV) are ALWAYS larger class sizes.


I realize I'm late to this thread, but this couldn't be farther from the truth at our center school. The AAP classes are SMALLER than the Gen Ed. Why is this?


Check on Dashboard and you can get a sense of what schools have larger AAP classes vs. GE classes per grade.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2014 21:42     Subject: Re:AAP Teachers-share your thoughts...
Same at mine -- AAP smalller than general ed - although it is great for my dd I also have another one that will likely stay in GE. I feel like she may be getting a raw deal, with 30 plus kids
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2014 21:22     Subject: AAP Teachers-share your thoughts...
Anonymous wrote:AAP Centers (not LLIV) are ALWAYS larger class sizes.


I realize I'm late to this thread, but this couldn't be farther from the truth at our center school. The AAP classes are SMALLER than the Gen Ed. Why is this?
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2014 21:21     Subject: Re:AAP Teachers-share your thoughts...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Agree, PP. But don't forget "tracking was a no-no until they renamed it gifted and talented and now AAP.


Gifted education is state mandated.

Just be grateful that fcps has the funds and the motivation to offer this service to such a high percentage and so many more students than most districts in this state and country.


Not sure about the funds thing


Agreed. If there's one thing FCPS doesn't have these days, it's funds for extras like AAP testing and centers. And I would be supremely grateful if FCPS would spend half the time and attention on their General Ed population that they do on AAP.


AAP testing is state mandated.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2014 21:19     Subject: Re:AAP Teachers-share your thoughts...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Agree, PP. But don't forget "tracking was a no-no until they renamed it gifted and talented and now AAP.


Gifted education is state mandated.

Just be grateful that fcps has the funds and the motivation to offer this service to such a high percentage and so many more students than most districts in this state and country.


Not sure about the funds thing


Agreed. If there's one thing FCPS doesn't have these days, it's funds for extras like AAP testing and centers. And I would be supremely grateful if FCPS would spend half the time and attention on their General Ed population that they do on AAP.