Anonymous wrote:Why are FCPS so different than even something as basic as a book report can't be counted on to be part of the curriculum.

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Anonymous wrote:What do you think of the projects that are given out? Are they well structured? We've noticed some AAP centers are extremely open ended with their projects. As an example, they give an assignment in very vague terms and then expect the kids to be very creative with their presentation. Our child enjoys being challenged but at 3rd grade still needs a bit of structure. Instead of being told to write a paper about a subject and just being given some books, we'd like our child to be given similar examples or a form to fill out as an outline before writing a paper on the subject.

Out line forms were given out in 1st grade for the kids book reports and presentation projects. By 3rd grade with all the book reports and projects, they could easily follow past report outlines. I think that is the point...

Anonymous wrote:What do you think of the projects that are given out? Are they well structured? We've noticed some AAP centers are extremely open ended with their projects. As an example, they give an assignment in very vague terms and then expect the kids to be very creative with their presentation. Our child enjoys being challenged but at 3rd grade still needs a bit of structure. Instead of being told to write a paper about a subject and just being given some books, we'd like our child to be given similar examples or a form to fill out as an outline before writing a paper on the subject.

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Anonymous wrote:Parents who stay at the base school are crazy. The Center guarantees your DC will be with other children who were actually screened and qualified to be in the program. In a year or two, no school-based program will be able to do that. Pressure is too great to have principals make class sizes even. They will push in more nonAAP students at the local school and the program will suffer. Some of you act like that won't make a difference, but it always does and will slow the class down. Centers are the way to go. Sorry.

This is exactly why I would not send my kid to a Center! Elitism at it's best at Centers! Staying at the local neighborhood school so that my kid can see and the ride the bus with all the neighborhood kids is important to us.

Also, if you all think that AAP is the end all be all, please have a reality check. There are many kids in these classes that have been sos prepped it's disturbing. I used to be a big proponent of AAP, but no more, it's just a glorified status. I would put some Gen Ed kids against the AAP kids and test them, I'm willing to be bet the test scores would not be as far apart as some may think!

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Anonymous wrote:Parents who stay at the base school are crazy. The Center guarantees your DC will be with other children who were actually screened and qualified to be in the program. In a year or two, no school-based program will be able to do that. Pressure is too great to have principals make class sizes even. They will push in more nonAAP students at the local school and the program will suffer. Some of you act like that won't make a difference, but it always does and will slow the class down. Centers are the way to go. Sorry.

This is exactly why I would not send my kid to a Center! Elitism at it's best at Centers! Staying at the local neighborhood school so that my kid can see and the ride the bus with all the neighborhood kids is important to us.

Also, if you all think that AAP is the end all be all, please have a reality check. There are many kids in these classes that have been sos prepped it's disturbing. I used to be a big proponent of AAP, but no more, it's just a glorified status. I would put some Gen Ed kids against the AAP kids and test them, I'm willing to be bet the test scores would not be as far apart as some may think!

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Anonymous wrote:Parents who stay at the base school are crazy. The Center guarantees your DC will be with other children who were actually screened and qualified to be in the program. In a year or two, no school-based program will be able to do that. Pressure is too great to have principals make class sizes even. They will push in more nonAAP students at the local school and the program will suffer. Some of you act like that won't make a difference, but it always does and will slow the class down. Centers are the way to go. Sorry.

This is exactly why I would not send my kid to a Center! Elitism at it's best at Centers! Staying at the local neighborhood school so that my kid can see and the ride the bus with all the neighborhood kids is important to us.

Also, if you all think that AAP is the end all be all, please have a reality check. There are many kids in these classes that have been sos prepped it's disturbing. I used to be a big proponent of AAP, but no more, it's just a glorified status. I would put some Gen Ed kids against the AAP kids and test them, I'm willing to be bet the test scores would not be as far apart as some may think!

Anonymous wrote:Parents who stay at the base school are crazy. The Center guarantees your DC will be with other children who were actually screened and qualified to be in the program. In a year or two, no school-based program will be able to do that. Pressure is too great to have principals make class sizes even. They will push in more nonAAP students at the local school and the program will suffer. Some of you act like that won't make a difference, but it always does and will slow the class down. Centers are the way to go. Sorry.

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Anonymous wrote:Our active PTA has urged AAP students to stay in our base school with guarantees from the principle of small AAP only classes 12-15 students. It was a win. It's not shrevewood and it is awesome! I wouldn't trade it for an overcrowded classroom and in the end the teacher is AAP. The key is to have just enough FARMS so that you have plenty of AAP students and get the extra teachers from FARMS.

Aren't there minimum class sizes like in HS? The current minimum in HS is 18 and part of the proposed cuts raises to 19.

AAP is in elementary school not HS

Thank God.

Don't worry you can experience IB and AP

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Anonymous wrote:Our active PTA has urged AAP students to stay in our base school with guarantees from the principle of small AAP only classes 12-15 students. It was a win. It's not shrevewood and it is awesome! I wouldn't trade it for an overcrowded classroom and in the end the teacher is AAP. The key is to have just enough FARMS so that you have plenty of AAP students and get the extra teachers from FARMS.

Aren't there minimum class sizes like in HS? The current minimum in HS is 18 and part of the proposed cuts raises to 19.

AAP is in elementary school not HS

Thank God.

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Anonymous wrote:Our active PTA has urged AAP students to stay in our base school with guarantees from the principle of small AAP only classes 12-15 students. It was a win. It's not shrevewood and it is awesome! I wouldn't trade it for an overcrowded classroom and in the end the teacher is AAP. The key is to have just enough FARMS so that you have plenty of AAP students and get the extra teachers from FARMS.

Aren't there minimum class sizes like in HS? The current minimum in HS is 18 and part of the proposed cuts raises to 19.

AAP is in elementary school not HS

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Anonymous wrote:Our active PTA has urged AAP students to stay in our base school with guarantees from the principle of small AAP only classes 12-15 students. It was a win. It's not shrevewood and it is awesome! I wouldn't trade it for an overcrowded classroom and in the end the teacher is AAP. The key is to have just enough FARMS so that you have plenty of AAP students and get the extra teachers from FARMS.

Aren't there minimum class sizes like in HS? The current minimum in HS is 18 and part of the proposed cuts raises to 19.

AAP is in elementary school not HS

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our active PTA has urged AAP students to stay in our base school with guarantees from the principle of small AAP only classes 12-15 students. It was a win. It's not shrevewood and it is awesome! I wouldn't trade it for an overcrowded classroom and in the end the teacher is AAP. The key is to have just enough FARMS so that you have plenty of AAP students and get the extra teachers from FARMS.

Aren't there minimum class sizes like in HS? The current minimum in HS is 18 and part of the proposed cuts raises to 19.

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Anonymous wrote:Our active PTA has urged AAP students to stay in our base school with guarantees from the principle of small AAP only classes 12-15 students. It was a win. It's not shrevewood and it is awesome! I wouldn't trade it for an overcrowded classroom and in the end the teacher is AAP. The key is to have just enough FARMS so that you have plenty of AAP students and get the extra teachers from FARMS.

Nice.

You know the extra teachers aren't meant for AAP students right?

Anonymous wrote:Our active PTA has urged AAP students to stay in our base school with guarantees from the principle of small AAP only classes 12-15 students. It was a win. It's not shrevewood and it is awesome! I wouldn't trade it for an overcrowded classroom and in the end the teacher is AAP. The key is to have just enough FARMS so that you have plenty of AAP students and get the extra teachers from FARMS.