Anonymous
09/07/2025 08:30
Subject: What’s the big fuss about AAP?
As a parent, I would have escalated as early, as often, and as frequently as needed to get my child the education they qualified for. I would have taken detailed notes so that the case file would get thicker at each contact.
Anonymous
09/07/2025 08:27
Subject: What’s the big fuss about AAP?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Some of you are just pointing out outliers (yes some kids struggle! What a concept!) for the reason AAP centers aren’t working. Give me a break, you don’t give a shit if some kids struggle. You’re just salty your kid didn’t get in and want to ruin it for the rest of us talking nonsense about CeNtErS dOnT wOrK!!!!
Then you’re going as far as making up shit like only the AAP parents needed the math test re-takes. Only Aap kids struggle in math classes. I don’t even know how you would even know if it was an Aap parent/kid in middle school. None of us wear a sticker that says “we’re from the center!”
It’s just ridiculous. Leave centers alone. Yes I wish things were more equitable but I don’t know what to do about that and my kid doesn’t either. All he wants is what the center school experience is providing: greater challenges and higher quality peer group.
On behalf of center folks, we are sorry your kid didn’t get in. You can still apply every year and hopefully the screening committee gods will bless you.
Ummm, when your base school is the center school you know which kids were in the center aap classroom from third to sixth grade. You hear about their struggles from the ways kids complain. And honestly, I dgaf about in aap or not in aap, I never applied. I do gaf that we had teachers tell me that my kid needed advanced math but there was nothing they could do ( spaces full, not enough resources, can't swap kids during math time based on ability).
Are Center Gen Ed kids not able to access Adv Math? If that is true, you should contact higher ups because Adv Math is available to any student the school feels needs it based off concrete data.
Yes, I have a kid who needed advanced math but there was nothing that could be done about it...
Teacher here… you should contact higher ups. All kids should be able to access Adv Math as long as data warrants it. AAP status shouldn’t be an issue.
I believe the teacher who said dc needed advanced math said that there were years that they were able to move kids into the advanced math curriculum, but for dc's year there was nothing they could do. Center school and it seemed that only kids in dc's year getting advanced were the full time kids. That dc is in honors now, hoping for a better experience for dc number 2.
Again, parents need to escalate in that situation.
Federal and State law do NOT have loopholes for "this year we do not have room" or whatever other story was spun. FCPS simply is -required- to create room whenever and wherever needed. And claims like "no space" or "not enough funding" are totally 100% irrelevant under the law. FCPS keeps losing in both state and Federal court on these issues.
Anonymous
09/07/2025 05:48
Subject: What’s the big fuss about AAP?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Some of you are just pointing out outliers (yes some kids struggle! What a concept!) for the reason AAP centers aren’t working. Give me a break, you don’t give a shit if some kids struggle. You’re just salty your kid didn’t get in and want to ruin it for the rest of us talking nonsense about CeNtErS dOnT wOrK!!!!
Then you’re going as far as making up shit like only the AAP parents needed the math test re-takes. Only Aap kids struggle in math classes. I don’t even know how you would even know if it was an Aap parent/kid in middle school. None of us wear a sticker that says “we’re from the center!”
It’s just ridiculous. Leave centers alone. Yes I wish things were more equitable but I don’t know what to do about that and my kid doesn’t either. All he wants is what the center school experience is providing: greater challenges and higher quality peer group.
On behalf of center folks, we are sorry your kid didn’t get in. You can still apply every year and hopefully the screening committee gods will bless you.
Ummm, when your base school is the center school you know which kids were in the center aap classroom from third to sixth grade. You hear about their struggles from the ways kids complain. And honestly, I dgaf about in aap or not in aap, I never applied. I do gaf that we had teachers tell me that my kid needed advanced math but there was nothing they could do ( spaces full, not enough resources, can't swap kids during math time based on ability).
You choose where you live.
Not everyone has that privelege to choose where they want to live. Many make comprosmises for a variety of reasons. This is not true choice.
Anonymous
09/07/2025 00:26
Subject: What’s the big fuss about AAP?
Beware of chair throwers in advanced math! They still exist
Anonymous
09/06/2025 20:37
Subject: What’s the big fuss about AAP?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Some of you are just pointing out outliers (yes some kids struggle! What a concept!) for the reason AAP centers aren’t working. Give me a break, you don’t give a shit if some kids struggle. You’re just salty your kid didn’t get in and want to ruin it for the rest of us talking nonsense about CeNtErS dOnT wOrK!!!!
Then you’re going as far as making up shit like only the AAP parents needed the math test re-takes. Only Aap kids struggle in math classes. I don’t even know how you would even know if it was an Aap parent/kid in middle school. None of us wear a sticker that says “we’re from the center!”
It’s just ridiculous. Leave centers alone. Yes I wish things were more equitable but I don’t know what to do about that and my kid doesn’t either. All he wants is what the center school experience is providing: greater challenges and higher quality peer group.
On behalf of center folks, we are sorry your kid didn’t get in. You can still apply every year and hopefully the screening committee gods will bless you.
Ummm, when your base school is the center school you know which kids were in the center aap classroom from third to sixth grade. You hear about their struggles from the ways kids complain. And honestly, I dgaf about in aap or not in aap, I never applied. I do gaf that we had teachers tell me that my kid needed advanced math but there was nothing they could do ( spaces full, not enough resources, can't swap kids during math time based on ability).
Are Center Gen Ed kids not able to access Adv Math? If that is true, you should contact higher ups because Adv Math is available to any student the school feels needs it based off concrete data.
Yes, I have a kid who needed advanced math but there was nothing that could be done about it...
Teacher here… you should contact higher ups. All kids should be able to access Adv Math as long as data warrants it. AAP status shouldn’t be an issue.
I believe the teacher who said dc needed advanced math said that there were years that they were able to move kids into the advanced math curriculum, but for dc's year there was nothing they could do. Center school and it seemed that only kids in dc's year getting advanced were the full time kids. That dc is in honors now, hoping for a better experience for dc number 2.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 20:12
Subject: What’s the big fuss about AAP?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Some of you are just pointing out outliers (yes some kids struggle! What a concept!) for the reason AAP centers aren’t working. Give me a break, you don’t give a shit if some kids struggle. You’re just salty your kid didn’t get in and want to ruin it for the rest of us talking nonsense about CeNtErS dOnT wOrK!!!!
Then you’re going as far as making up shit like only the AAP parents needed the math test re-takes. Only Aap kids struggle in math classes. I don’t even know how you would even know if it was an Aap parent/kid in middle school. None of us wear a sticker that says “we’re from the center!”
It’s just ridiculous. Leave centers alone. Yes I wish things were more equitable but I don’t know what to do about that and my kid doesn’t either. All he wants is what the center school experience is providing: greater challenges and higher quality peer group.
On behalf of center folks, we are sorry your kid didn’t get in. You can still apply every year and hopefully the screening committee gods will bless you.
Ummm, when your base school is the center school you know which kids were in the center aap classroom from third to sixth grade. You hear about their struggles from the ways kids complain. And honestly, I dgaf about in aap or not in aap, I never applied. I do gaf that we had teachers tell me that my kid needed advanced math but there was nothing they could do ( spaces full, not enough resources, can't swap kids during math time based on ability).
Are Center Gen Ed kids not able to access Adv Math? If that is true, you should contact higher ups because Adv Math is available to any student the school feels needs it based off concrete data.
Yes, I have a kid who needed advanced math but there was nothing that could be done about it...
Teacher here… you should contact higher ups. All kids should be able to access Adv Math as long as data warrants it. AAP status shouldn’t be an issue.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 17:04
Subject: What’s the big fuss about AAP?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: Some of you are just pointing out outliers (yes some kids struggle! What a concept!) for the reason AAP centers aren’t working. Give me a break, you don’t give a shit if some kids struggle. You’re just salty your kid didn’t get in and want to ruin it for the rest of us talking nonsense about CeNtErS dOnT wOrK!!!!
Then you’re going as far as making up shit like only the AAP parents needed the math test re-takes. Only Aap kids struggle in math classes. I don’t even know how you would even know if it was an Aap parent/kid in middle school. None of us wear a sticker that says “we’re from the center!”
It’s just ridiculous. Leave centers alone. Yes I wish things were more equitable but I don’t know what to do about that and my kid doesn’t either. All he wants is what the center school experience is providing: greater challenges and higher quality peer group.
On behalf of center folks, we are sorry your kid didn’t get in. You can still apply every year and hopefully the screening committee gods will bless you.
Ummm, when your base school is the center school you know which kids were in the center aap classroom from third to sixth grade. You hear about their struggles from the ways kids complain. And honestly, I dgaf about in aap or not in aap, I never applied. I do gaf that we had teachers tell me that my kid needed advanced math but there was nothing they could do ( spaces full, not enough resources, can't swap kids during math time based on ability).
Are Center Gen Ed kids not able to access Adv Math? If that is true, you should contact higher ups because Adv Math is available to any student the school feels needs it based off concrete data.
Yes, I have a kid who needed advanced math but there was nothing that could be done about it...
There were and are things that can be done.
Partial list: Call Gatehouse. Contact your school board member. Contact VA Dept of Ed. Contact Federal Dept of Ed. FCPS has a history of either folding or losing in court whenever state or Federal DoEd get involved in *educational access* issues.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 16:46
Subject: What’s the big fuss about AAP?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Some of you are just pointing out outliers (yes some kids struggle! What a concept!) for the reason AAP centers aren’t working. Give me a break, you don’t give a shit if some kids struggle. You’re just salty your kid didn’t get in and want to ruin it for the rest of us talking nonsense about CeNtErS dOnT wOrK!!!!
Then you’re going as far as making up shit like only the AAP parents needed the math test re-takes. Only Aap kids struggle in math classes. I don’t even know how you would even know if it was an Aap parent/kid in middle school. None of us wear a sticker that says “we’re from the center!”
It’s just ridiculous. Leave centers alone. Yes I wish things were more equitable but I don’t know what to do about that and my kid doesn’t either. All he wants is what the center school experience is providing: greater challenges and higher quality peer group.
On behalf of center folks, we are sorry your kid didn’t get in. You can still apply every year and hopefully the screening committee gods will bless you.
Ummm, when your base school is the center school you know which kids were in the center aap classroom from third to sixth grade. You hear about their struggles from the ways kids complain. And honestly, I dgaf about in aap or not in aap, I never applied. I do gaf that we had teachers tell me that my kid needed advanced math but there was nothing they could do ( spaces full, not enough resources, can't swap kids during math time based on ability).
Are Center Gen Ed kids not able to access Adv Math? If that is true, you should contact higher ups because Adv Math is available to any student the school feels needs it based off concrete data.
Yes, I have a kid who needed advanced math but there was nothing that could be done about it...
Anonymous
09/06/2025 16:23
Subject: What’s the big fuss about AAP?
Anonymous wrote:You are gross. You should check yourself. You wrote that you want a ‘higher quality peer group.’ Your view and perception of non-AAP kids is exactly why the program should be abolished. You are showing and writing your prejudice right here. The sad thing is that you walk through life this way placing kids in boxes and groups.Anonymous wrote:Some of you are just pointing out outliers (yes some kids struggle! What a concept!) for the reason AAP centers aren’t working. Give me a break, you don’t give a shit if some kids struggle. You’re just salty your kid didn’t get in and want to ruin it for the rest of us talking nonsense about CeNtErS dOnT wOrK!!!!
Then you’re going as far as making up shit like only the AAP parents needed the math test re-takes. Only Aap kids struggle in math classes. I don’t even know how you would even know if it was an Aap parent/kid in middle school. None of us wear a sticker that says “we’re from the center!”
It’s just ridiculous. Leave centers alone. Yes I wish things were more equitable but I don’t know what to do about that and my kid doesn’t either. All he wants is what the center school experience is providing: greater challenges and higher quality peer group.
On behalf of center folks, we are sorry your kid didn’t get in. You can still apply every year and hopefully the screening committee gods will bless you.
You're misunderstanding what's being explained. It's not that people think non-AAP kids are low-quality. It's that AAP filters out the very bottom of the bottom. We all know AAP has tons of kids that aren't gifted or super bright. But it doesn't have the kids who are extremely stupid and violent. What most people want is to separate their children from the stupid/violent kids who drag down the whole class, so they try to get into AAP. We all know there are kids who didn't get lucky in AAP admissions and who happen to be smarter than some kids who did get lucky. The comments are not about those kids.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 11:54
Subject: What’s the big fuss about AAP?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Some of you are just pointing out outliers (yes some kids struggle! What a concept!) for the reason AAP centers aren’t working. Give me a break, you don’t give a shit if some kids struggle. You’re just salty your kid didn’t get in and want to ruin it for the rest of us talking nonsense about CeNtErS dOnT wOrK!!!!
Then you’re going as far as making up shit like only the AAP parents needed the math test re-takes. Only Aap kids struggle in math classes. I don’t even know how you would even know if it was an Aap parent/kid in middle school. None of us wear a sticker that says “we’re from the center!”
It’s just ridiculous. Leave centers alone. Yes I wish things were more equitable but I don’t know what to do about that and my kid doesn’t either. All he wants is what the center school experience is providing: greater challenges and higher quality peer group.
On behalf of center folks, we are sorry your kid didn’t get in. You can still apply every year and hopefully the screening committee gods will bless you.
Ummm, when your base school is the center school you know which kids were in the center aap classroom from third to sixth grade. You hear about their struggles from the ways kids complain. And honestly, I dgaf about in aap or not in aap, I never applied. I do gaf that we had teachers tell me that my kid needed advanced math but there was nothing they could do ( spaces full, not enough resources, can't swap kids during math time based on ability).
Are Center Gen Ed kids not able to access Adv Math? If that is true, you should contact higher ups because Adv Math is available to any student the school feels needs it based off concrete data.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 11:48
Subject: What’s the big fuss about AAP?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Some of you are just pointing out outliers (yes some kids struggle! What a concept!) for the reason AAP centers aren’t working. Give me a break, you don’t give a shit if some kids struggle. You’re just salty your kid didn’t get in and want to ruin it for the rest of us talking nonsense about CeNtErS dOnT wOrK!!!!
Then you’re going as far as making up shit like only the AAP parents needed the math test re-takes. Only Aap kids struggle in math classes. I don’t even know how you would even know if it was an Aap parent/kid in middle school. None of us wear a sticker that says “we’re from the center!”
It’s just ridiculous. Leave centers alone. Yes I wish things were more equitable but I don’t know what to do about that and my kid doesn’t either. All he wants is what the center school experience is providing: greater challenges and higher quality peer group.
On behalf of center folks, we are sorry your kid didn’t get in. You can still apply every year and hopefully the screening committee gods will bless you.
Actually, on behalf of center folks you can gtfo. We don’t want people like you speaking on our behalf with your vile rhetoric. Go away.
You realize being in a Center is the antithesis of what you believe in. Go back to GenEd. Wait you don’t want to go back? Why not? lol. Gtfo with your performative bullsh*t.
My center is my base school and I have children in both AAP and gen ed. Therefore, I kindly direct back to my first statement.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 11:23
Subject: What’s the big fuss about AAP?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Some of you are just pointing out outliers (yes some kids struggle! What a concept!) for the reason AAP centers aren’t working. Give me a break, you don’t give a shit if some kids struggle. You’re just salty your kid didn’t get in and want to ruin it for the rest of us talking nonsense about CeNtErS dOnT wOrK!!!!
Then you’re going as far as making up shit like only the AAP parents needed the math test re-takes. Only Aap kids struggle in math classes. I don’t even know how you would even know if it was an Aap parent/kid in middle school. None of us wear a sticker that says “we’re from the center!”
It’s just ridiculous. Leave centers alone. Yes I wish things were more equitable but I don’t know what to do about that and my kid doesn’t either. All he wants is what the center school experience is providing: greater challenges and higher quality peer group.
On behalf of center folks, we are sorry your kid didn’t get in. You can still apply every year and hopefully the screening committee gods will bless you.
Ummm, when your base school is the center school you know which kids were in the center aap classroom from third to sixth grade. You hear about their struggles from the ways kids complain. And honestly, I dgaf about in aap or not in aap, I never applied. I do gaf that we had teachers tell me that my kid needed advanced math but there was nothing they could do ( spaces full, not enough resources, can't swap kids during math time based on ability).
You choose where you live.
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Anonymous
09/06/2025 11:11
Subject: What’s the big fuss about AAP?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Some of you are just pointing out outliers (yes some kids struggle! What a concept!) for the reason AAP centers aren’t working. Give me a break, you don’t give a shit if some kids struggle. You’re just salty your kid didn’t get in and want to ruin it for the rest of us talking nonsense about CeNtErS dOnT wOrK!!!!
Then you’re going as far as making up shit like only the AAP parents needed the math test re-takes. Only Aap kids struggle in math classes. I don’t even know how you would even know if it was an Aap parent/kid in middle school. None of us wear a sticker that says “we’re from the center!”
It’s just ridiculous. Leave centers alone. Yes I wish things were more equitable but I don’t know what to do about that and my kid doesn’t either. All he wants is what the center school experience is providing: greater challenges and higher quality peer group.
On behalf of center folks, we are sorry your kid didn’t get in. You can still apply every year and hopefully the screening committee gods will bless you.
Ummm, when your base school is the center school you know which kids were in the center aap classroom from third to sixth grade. You hear about their struggles from the ways kids complain. And honestly, I dgaf about in aap or not in aap, I never applied. I do gaf that we had teachers tell me that my kid needed advanced math but there was nothing they could do ( spaces full, not enough resources, can't swap kids during math time based on ability).
You choose where you live.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 10:38
Subject: What’s the big fuss about AAP?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Some of you are just pointing out outliers (yes some kids struggle! What a concept!) for the reason AAP centers aren’t working. Give me a break, you don’t give a shit if some kids struggle. You’re just salty your kid didn’t get in and want to ruin it for the rest of us talking nonsense about CeNtErS dOnT wOrK!!!!
Then you’re going as far as making up shit like only the AAP parents needed the math test re-takes. Only Aap kids struggle in math classes. I don’t even know how you would even know if it was an Aap parent/kid in middle school. None of us wear a sticker that says “we’re from the center!”
It’s just ridiculous. Leave centers alone. Yes I wish things were more equitable but I don’t know what to do about that and my kid doesn’t either. All he wants is what the center school experience is providing: greater challenges and higher quality peer group.
On behalf of center folks, we are sorry your kid didn’t get in. You can still apply every year and hopefully the screening committee gods will bless you.
Actually, on behalf of center folks you can gtfo. We don’t want people like you speaking on our behalf with your vile rhetoric. Go away.
You realize being in a Center is the antithesis of what you believe in. Go back to GenEd. Wait you don’t want to go back? Why not? lol. Gtfo with your performative bullsh*t.
Dp, some of us have no choice since the center is our base school. The centers should be true centers and not anyone's base school....then there would be a lot less crap to deal with because the segregation would be complete and then our base schools would have more freedom in grouping the kids who are left and giving them what they need
Anonymous
09/06/2025 10:12
Subject: What’s the big fuss about AAP?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Some of you are just pointing out outliers (yes some kids struggle! What a concept!) for the reason AAP centers aren’t working. Give me a break, you don’t give a shit if some kids struggle. You’re just salty your kid didn’t get in and want to ruin it for the rest of us talking nonsense about CeNtErS dOnT wOrK!!!!
Then you’re going as far as making up shit like only the AAP parents needed the math test re-takes. Only Aap kids struggle in math classes. I don’t even know how you would even know if it was an Aap parent/kid in middle school. None of us wear a sticker that says “we’re from the center!”
It’s just ridiculous. Leave centers alone. Yes I wish things were more equitable but I don’t know what to do about that and my kid doesn’t either. All he wants is what the center school experience is providing: greater challenges and higher quality peer group.
On behalf of center folks, we are sorry your kid didn’t get in. You can still apply every year and hopefully the screening committee gods will bless you.
Actually, on behalf of center folks you can gtfo. We don’t want people like you speaking on our behalf with your vile rhetoric. Go away.
You realize being in a Center is the antithesis of what you believe in. Go back to GenEd. Wait you don’t want to go back? Why not? lol. Gtfo with your performative bullsh*t.