Out of 5 third grade classes at DD’s school, there was one she didn’t want to associate with, because the teacher had no control over the classroom. These perceived kid problems might turn out to be classroom management problems.

Anonymous wrote:I've had kids in both AAP and GE. There were individuals with behavior issues in AAP, but on the whole, the AAP classes have had much better behavior than the GE ones.

My DD still talks about how disruptive the kids in her 3rd grade AAP class were. She didn't have that experience in her k-2 gen ed classes. I really don't think Gen Ed classes have more behavioral issues than AAP classes.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid is AAP but also has IEP with Autism label with ADHD issues. Kid is super smart but doesn't fit the organized, self motivated category. AAP teachers have been more able to redirect and assist kid than previous educators were. My observation is that the AAP teachers are more readily able to be creative with solutions to assist with diverse needs.

+1. This. aAP teachers were night and day better with my 2e kid.

You’re very lucky! My DS was assigned a fresh out of college AAP teacher when he started at the Center. She had unrealistic expectations of executive functions and could not manage her classroom. My child’s IEP was ignored and discipline was overly harsh, including seclusion in a small, windowless room. Our base school was a million times better at handling DS. His time in AAP was a disaster. Luckily, he recovered from it and is doing well. I’ve heard some centers are much better than others when it comes to educating 2e kids.