Anonymous
Post 02/17/2021 09:57     Subject: My ES is letting advanced kids push in and I am upset about it
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I thought the entire point of this system was to create a bubble but our Principal told us this morning that all students receiving advanced curriculum (math or LA) will be able to push in to the AAP class. Do tell--How is that safe? I am really worried because my child has about 6 kids that push in and his class is already at 24 kids. Not all 24 kids are returning. Add 3 more and that's 14 kids give or take depending on split!!!!!! (again, assuming they all go back--which I don't think is the case) but it's still mixing. Should I be worried? I am thinking of holding back my child to be virtual. I am very nervous about this mixing. We have grandparents at home. I wish those kids just stayed in their GenEd class. Are other ES schools in the area doing this? Is this an FCPS thing? I feel like they misinformed us. I thought they care about safety.


How is safety exactly impacted by more kids joining the program?

I am sure enough people have opted for all virtual that adding a few level III kids to the classes isn’t gonna make a difference.

Is this some troll post to get people to react to arrogant and b!tchy unsupported claims?


I understand OP's point. You get told something about a bubble/pod etc. and send your kid back to school only to have them disregard what they told you and do something different. I think other parents would be more sympathetic if the situation was something like they suddenly decided to make all the kids in the whole school eat together in the lunchroom. You would just be upset that they dropped the rules and guidelines they said they were going to follow without notice or input.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2021 09:34     Subject: My ES is letting advanced kids push in and I am upset about it
Anonymous wrote:I thought the entire point of this system was to create a bubble but our Principal told us this morning that all students receiving advanced curriculum (math or LA) will be able to push in to the AAP class. Do tell--How is that safe? I am really worried because my child has about 6 kids that push in and his class is already at 24 kids. Not all 24 kids are returning. Add 3 more and that's 14 kids give or take depending on split!!!!!! (again, assuming they all go back--which I don't think is the case) but it's still mixing. Should I be worried? I am thinking of holding back my child to be virtual. I am very nervous about this mixing. We have grandparents at home. I wish those kids just stayed in their GenEd class. Are other ES schools in the area doing this? Is this an FCPS thing? I feel like they misinformed us. I thought they care about safety.


How is safety exactly impacted by more kids joining the program?

I am sure enough people have opted for all virtual that adding a few level III kids to the classes isn’t gonna make a difference.

Is this some troll post to get people to react to arrogant and b!tchy unsupported claims?
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2021 09:01     Subject: My ES is letting advanced kids push in and I am upset about it
Anonymous wrote:OP here. The grandparents are vaccinated but one still has asthma. And I am worried. I don't want extra children pushing in to the AAP class. I thought FCPS wanted to create cohorts that did not mix. Why can't they dial in from their actual classes like that one poster said was happening at their school????


Again, your child will be exposed to lots of other kids and outside germs via special ed pull outs for classmates, the school bus, older/younger siblings of the kid in your class, kids mixing for sports, etc. There is no such thing as being exposed to only 10 kids or whatever you think you should be getting. The small handful of kids pushing in, wearing masks, and socially distancing with probably a huge gap between them and the regular class is a drop in the bucket for exposures.

As for why they can't dial in, I have a better idea. Maybe the live teacher should teach the push in kids, while the AAP class dials in. Don't like that idea? Then why should the push in kids like the idea of dialing in every day? I'm sorry that you have irrational fears, but you don't get to use your fears to sabotage the education of other kids.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2021 08:59     Subject: My ES is letting advanced kids push in and I am upset about it
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am an AAP parent and I don't want those kids coming in. They're not part of the class and they distract.

They absolutely are part of the class in those subjects. Why do you want to deny bright level III kids the ability to access an appropriate education? Those level III kids might actually be brighter and more deserving than your child, but for whatever reason didn't get picked by the selection committee.

so many of the kids who are in level III in my school had very high scores but were not selected for level IV. I think it's hilarious that so many level IV parents really think their kids are so above the rest. If your kid is that gifted-you shouldn't be relying in AAP to meet their needs.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2021 08:55     Subject: My ES is letting advanced kids push in and I am upset about it
Anonymous wrote:I am an AAP parent and I don't want those kids coming in. They're not part of the class and they distract.

They absolutely are part of the class in those subjects. Why do you want to deny bright level III kids the ability to access an appropriate education? Those level III kids might actually be brighter and more deserving than your child, but for whatever reason didn't get picked by the selection committee.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2021 08:48     Subject: My ES is letting advanced kids push in and I am upset about it
DCUM again making me question humanity. And it's not even 9am.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2021 08:32     Subject: My ES is letting advanced kids push in and I am upset about it
I am an AAP parent and I don't want those kids coming in. They're not part of the class and they distract.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2021 08:25     Subject: My ES is letting advanced kids push in and I am upset about it
OP here. The grandparents are vaccinated but one still has asthma. And I am worried. I don't want extra children pushing in to the AAP class. I thought FCPS wanted to create cohorts that did not mix. Why can't they dial in from their actual classes like that one poster said was happening at their school????
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2021 22:46     Subject: My ES is letting advanced kids push in and I am upset about it
If you have grandparents at home no way should you be sending your kids in person right now.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2021 22:30     Subject: My ES is letting advanced kids push in and I am upset about it
Anonymous wrote:If your'e really that stressed about it, OP, leave your kid virtual.


Seriously, why should other kids not get the appropriate instruction level because they aren't full-time L4? I'm so glad that the other AAP parents at my center aren't selfish douchebags (or at least have the good grace to keep it to themselves until they can post anonymously on DCUM or one of the gifted forums).

If you have grandparents at home, OP, you should not be sending your kid to school AT ALL until they are vaccinated. AAP doesn't mean your special snowflake can't be a carrier.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2021 21:37     Subject: My ES is letting advanced kids push in and I am upset about it
Massachusetts does 3 foot social distancing in schools.
A Harvard researcher said this is OK, and became CDC director. As CDC director, due to politics, she is now saying the opposite.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2021 20:34     Subject: My ES is letting advanced kids push in and I am upset about it
If your'e really that stressed about it, OP, leave your kid virtual.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2021 19:49     Subject: My ES is letting advanced kids push in and I am upset about it
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What does "push in" mean?


It means the kids from the Gen Ed class who receive above grade level instructions who normally go into the AAP class. OP is saying she doesn't want those kids going into her AAP class.

Must be crappy aap , at good aap there are no lev3 or lower because everyone in lev4. No idea what a push in is.

It’s stuff like this that makes me happy I elected to stay in our “crappy” local level 4 school vs center even if there are level 3s and oh no gen ed kids joining the class. I don’t think I could stand the attitude of parents who truly believe their kids are that effing special and smart.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2021 19:15     Subject: My ES is letting advanced kids push in and I am upset about it
Why aren’t the grandparents vaccinated?????
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2021 19:13     Subject: My ES is letting advanced kids push in and I am upset about it
You think the AAP kids are “safe”?

You think in-person is a good idea with unvaccinated grandparents?

How stupid you are.