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Anonymous wrote:Op, you don't want this. One child is already labeled, "the smart one"

+1- PP about immersion we are at a center school as our home school and put the second kid in immersion so that child would have a different experience and not have to deal with the AAP vs. Non-AAP. Kids are same gender so there is already competition and we definitely didn't want them thinking they were "smart and not smart." They are both smart, but different kids personality wise.

As an AAP parent in a center I think the program should change. Why does an elementary school kid need a smart designation for developing faster than other kids. Completely silly. HOWEVER, there is little differentiation in regular. My kid was never pulled for a reading group in K-1 because the kid was already reading and this made AAP a good fit.

It was the instruction that was lacking because that kid already was above grade level. As a teacher in another district, teachers are often told to not meet with the above grade level kids and concentrate on just the low kids from higher ups (principals and curriculum specialists). They will tell you that is not the case, but teachers know and it is absolutely the case. To those of you who like standardized testing, this is the result of the race to the top and no child left behind crap. We just teach testing, not kids at this point.

Anonymous wrote:What’s the difference in middle school? Does it improve once gen ed kids can take honors?

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Anonymous wrote:Of course there are differences. The peer group is most different.

Both my kids are in AAP and they do not get mixed with gen Ed kids. It is like a segregated school at their AAP center.

I’m an AAP parent and parents like you are so insufferable. The reality is that except for a small minority, the difference between bright gen ed kids and AAP is minimal. In middle school, it matters less and in high school, it doesn’t matter at all.

This is the way our AAP center runs.

At our old school, my quiet well behaved child was ignored and given perfect grades while the teacher attended to the other students who needed more attention.

I could care less about the AAP label but I do see a huge difference. I like the academic extracurriculars that are also offered like science Olympiad, chess club, math counts, geography, literature, etc.

Are those only offered at AAP centers or are they only offered to AAP students at LLIV schools?

They should be offered to ALL kids.

They are offered to all kids. They require parent support. Volunteer to organize at your school if you do not have them already.

Anonymous wrote:Gen ed is a joke. Seriously, it's really bad.

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Anonymous wrote:Op, you don't want this. One child is already labeled, "the smart one"

+1- PP about immersion we are at a center school as our home school and put the second kid in immersion so that child would have a different experience and not have to deal with the AAP vs. Non-AAP. Kids are same gender so there is already competition and we definitely didn't want them thinking they were "smart and not smart." They are both smart, but different kids personality wise.

As an AAP parent in a center I think the program should change. Why does an elementary school kid need a smart designation for developing faster than other kids. Completely silly. HOWEVER, there is little differentiation in regular. My kid was never pulled for a reading group in K-1 because the kid was already reading and this made AAP a good fit.

It was the instruction that was lacking because that kid already was above grade level. As a teacher in another district, teachers are often told to not meet with the above grade level kids and concentrate on just the low kids from higher ups (principals and curriculum specialists). They will tell you that is not the case, but teachers know and it is absolutely the case. To those of you who like standardized testing, this is the result of the race to the top and no child left behind crap. We just teach testing, not kids at this point.

OP here. It's pretty obvious to parents. So what can a parent of a gen ed kid do to ensure they flourish/do well in later grades?

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Anonymous wrote:Of course there are differences. The peer group is most different.

Both my kids are in AAP and they do not get mixed with gen Ed kids. It is like a segregated school at their AAP center.

I’m an AAP parent and parents like you are so insufferable. The reality is that except for a small minority, the difference between bright gen ed kids and AAP is minimal. In middle school, it matters less and in high school, it doesn’t matter at all.

This is the way our AAP center runs.

At our old school, my quiet well behaved child was ignored and given perfect grades while the teacher attended to the other students who needed more attention.

I could care less about the AAP label but I do see a huge difference. I like the academic extracurriculars that are also offered like science Olympiad, chess club, math counts, geography, literature, etc.

Are those only offered at AAP centers or are they only offered to AAP students at LLIV schools?

They should be offered to ALL kids.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op, you don't want this. One child is already labeled, "the smart one"

+1- PP about immersion we are at a center school as our home school and put the second kid in immersion so that child would have a different experience and not have to deal with the AAP vs. Non-AAP. Kids are same gender so there is already competition and we definitely didn't want them thinking they were "smart and not smart." They are both smart, but different kids personality wise.

As an AAP parent in a center I think the program should change. Why does an elementary school kid need a smart designation for developing faster than other kids. Completely silly. HOWEVER, there is little differentiation in regular. My kid was never pulled for a reading group in K-1 because the kid was already reading and this made AAP a good fit.

It was the instruction that was lacking because that kid already was above grade level. As a teacher in another district, teachers are often told to not meet with the above grade level kids and concentrate on just the low kids from higher ups (principals and curriculum specialists). They will tell you that is not the case, but teachers know and it is absolutely the case. To those of you who like standardized testing, this is the result of the race to the top and no child left behind crap. We just teach testing, not kids at this point.

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Anonymous wrote:Of course there are differences. The peer group is most different.

Both my kids are in AAP and they do not get mixed with gen Ed kids. It is like a segregated school at their AAP center.

I’m an AAP parent and parents like you are so insufferable. The reality is that except for a small minority, the difference between bright gen ed kids and AAP is minimal. In middle school, it matters less and in high school, it doesn’t matter at all.

This is the way our AAP center runs.

At our old school, my quiet well behaved child was ignored and given perfect grades while the teacher attended to the other students who needed more attention.

I could care less about the AAP label but I do see a huge difference. I like the academic extracurriculars that are also offered like science Olympiad, chess club, math counts, geography, literature, etc.

Are those only offered at AAP centers or are they only offered to AAP students at LLIV schools?

They should be offered to ALL kids.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course there are differences. The peer group is most different.

Both my kids are in AAP and they do not get mixed with gen Ed kids. It is like a segregated school at their AAP center.

I’m an AAP parent and parents like you are so insufferable. The reality is that except for a small minority, the difference between bright gen ed kids and AAP is minimal. In middle school, it matters less and in high school, it doesn’t matter at all.

Anonymous wrote:Op, you don't want this. One child is already labeled, "the smart one"

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course there are differences. The peer group is most different.

Both my kids are in AAP and they do not get mixed with gen Ed kids. It is like a segregated school at their AAP center.

I’m an AAP parent and parents like you are so insufferable. The reality is that except for a small minority, the difference between bright gen ed kids and AAP is minimal. In middle school, it matters less and in high school, it doesn’t matter at all.

This is the way our AAP center runs.

At our old school, my quiet well behaved child was ignored and given perfect grades while the teacher attended to the other students who needed more attention.

I could care less about the AAP label but I do see a huge difference. I like the academic extracurriculars that are also offered like science Olympiad, chess club, math counts, geography, literature, etc.

Are those only offered at AAP centers or are they only offered to AAP students at LLIV schools?