Anonymous
Post 01/25/2014 18:33     Subject: Can tutors write a recommendation letter for AAP?
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Let me get this straight: the teacher fills out the GBRS, correct? A friend of mine said that the 2nd grade teacher actually requested that the friend's DC be in her class so that she could write this child a good GBRS. The friend and the teacher are good buddies. Something here is not right if it's that easy to get a biased GBRS.


It happens all the time! This is a horribly subjective, biased program. Ad AART filling out your referral will pretty much guarantee acceptance to AAP center. The whole program is their game so they know exactly what to put on the referral as opposed to a first time parent. If you want in tell your AART you don't know what to put on the referral and if she/he likes your child she will do it for you or, at the very least, tutor you!! Guaranteed!


Or, the most likely scenario is that the AART and the 2nd grade teachers are ethical professionals who are well trained and who want to create the best learning opportunities for all their students.


Huh? Hardly ethical for an AART who is well versed in the referral lingo to play the system for their favs! Really don't think they should be allowed to be directly or indirectly involved with the physical writing of a referral. Just makes the process unfair especially to those parents who do not know the process for beefing up a referral. Happens all the time!


Surely you must be trolling!


Nope
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2014 18:21     Subject: Can tutors write a recommendation letter for AAP?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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Let me get this straight: the teacher fills out the GBRS, correct? A friend of mine said that the 2nd grade teacher actually requested that the friend's DC be in her class so that she could write this child a good GBRS. The friend and the teacher are good buddies. Something here is not right if it's that easy to get a biased GBRS.


It happens all the time! This is a horribly subjective, biased program. Ad AART filling out your referral will pretty much guarantee acceptance to AAP center. The whole program is their game so they know exactly what to put on the referral as opposed to a first time parent. If you want in tell your AART you don't know what to put on the referral and if she/he likes your child she will do it for you or, at the very least, tutor you!! Guaranteed!


Or, the most likely scenario is that the AART and the 2nd grade teachers are ethical professionals who are well trained and who want to create the best learning opportunities for all their students.


Huh? Hardly ethical for an AART who is well versed in the referral lingo to play the system for their favs! Really don't think they should be allowed to be directly or indirectly involved with the physical writing of a referral. Just makes the process unfair especially to those parents who do not know the process for beefing up a referral. Happens all the time!


Surely you must be trolling!
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2014 17:59     Subject: Can tutors write a recommendation letter for AAP?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Let me get this straight: the teacher fills out the GBRS, correct? A friend of mine said that the 2nd grade teacher actually requested that the friend's DC be in her class so that she could write this child a good GBRS. The friend and the teacher are good buddies. Something here is not right if it's that easy to get a biased GBRS.


It happens all the time! This is a horribly subjective, biased program. Ad AART filling out your referral will pretty much guarantee acceptance to AAP center. The whole program is their game so they know exactly what to put on the referral as opposed to a first time parent. If you want in tell your AART you don't know what to put on the referral and if she/he likes your child she will do it for you or, at the very least, tutor you!! Guaranteed!


Or, the most likely scenario is that the AART and the 2nd grade teachers are ethical professionals who are well trained and who want to create the best learning opportunities for all their students.


Huh? Hardly ethical for an AART who is well versed in the referral lingo to play the system for their favs! Really don't think they should be allowed to be directly or indirectly involved with the physical writing of a referral. Just makes the process unfair especially to those parents who do not know the process for beefing up a referral. Happens all the time!
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2014 19:30     Subject: Can tutors write a recommendation letter for AAP?
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Anonymous wrote:Or, the most likely scenario is that the AART and the 2nd grade teachers are ethical professionals who are well trained and who want to create the best learning opportunities for all their students.


What?!? Are you suggesting there are caring teachers and AARTs in FCPS? You really cannot be serious!


lol
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2014 19:28     Subject: Can tutors write a recommendation letter for AAP?
Anonymous wrote:Or, the most likely scenario is that the AART and the 2nd grade teachers are ethical professionals who are well trained and who want to create the best learning opportunities for all their students.


What?!? Are you suggesting there are caring teachers and AARTs in FCPS? You really cannot be serious!
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2014 19:25     Subject: Can tutors write a recommendation letter for AAP?
Or, the most likely scenario is that the AART and the 2nd grade teachers are ethical professionals who are well trained and who want to create the best learning opportunities for all their students.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2014 19:24     Subject: Can tutors write a recommendation letter for AAP?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Let me get this straight: the teacher fills out the GBRS, correct? A friend of mine said that the 2nd grade teacher actually requested that the friend's DC be in her class so that she could write this child a good GBRS. The friend and the teacher are good buddies. Something here is not right if it's that easy to get a biased GBRS.


It happens all the time! This is a horribly subjective, biased program. Ad AART filling out your referral will pretty much guarantee acceptance to AAP center. The whole program is their game so they know exactly what to put on the referral as opposed to a first time parent. If you want in tell your AART you don't know what to put on the referral and if she/he likes your child she will do it for you or, at the very least, tutor you!! Guaranteed!


Or, the most likely scenario is that the AART and the 2nd grade teachers are ethical professionals who are well trained and who want to create the best learning opportunities for all their students.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2014 19:22     Subject: Can tutors write a recommendation letter for AAP?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Let me get this straight: the teacher fills out the GBRS, correct? A friend of mine said that the 2nd grade teacher actually requested that the friend's DC be in her class so that she could write this child a good GBRS. The friend and the teacher are good buddies. Something here is not right if it's that easy to get a biased GBRS.


It happens all the time! This is a horribly subjective, biased program. Ad AART filling out your referral will pretty much guarantee acceptance to AAP center. The whole program is their game so they know exactly what to put on the referral as opposed to a first time parent. If you want in tell your AART you don't know what to put on the referral and if she/he likes your child she will do it for you or, at the very least, tutor you!! Guaranteed!


Ugh, the whole system seems so corrupt and soo easy to game. FCPS: wake up!!
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2014 10:18     Subject: Can tutors write a recommendation letter for AAP?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Let me get this straight: the teacher fills out the GBRS, correct? A friend of mine said that the 2nd grade teacher actually requested that the friend's DC be in her class so that she could write this child a good GBRS. The friend and the teacher are good buddies. Something here is not right if it's that easy to get a biased GBRS.


It happens all the time! This is a horribly subjective, biased program. Ad AART filling out your referral will pretty much guarantee acceptance to AAP center. The whole program is their game so they know exactly what to put on the referral as opposed to a first time parent. If you want in tell your AART you don't know what to put on the referral and if she/he likes your child she will do it for you or, at the very least, tutor you!! Guaranteed!
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2014 15:15     Subject: Can tutors write a recommendation letter for AAP?
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Let me get this straight: the teacher fills out the GBRS, correct? A friend of mine said that the 2nd grade teacher actually requested that the friend's DC be in her class so that she could write this child a good GBRS. The friend and the teacher are good buddies. Something here is not right if it's that easy to get a biased GBRS.


I know of a far worse situation where someone knew someone with influence...don't kid yourself that politics never comes into play with AAP.

That said, I think most teachers would bend over backwards to be fair, especially if people knew the mom and teacher were good buddies.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2014 15:07     Subject: Can tutors write a recommendation letter for AAP?
Anonymous wrote:I think the problem is with the word "tutor," which suggests something remedial, like the child cannot keep up. Something like "enrichment specialist," "enrichment coach," or "advanced ______ teacher" may have a better connotation.


I totall agree that the word tutor has a negative perception to it.

Why is that a coach is called a coach whether you are a sucky athlete or a gold medalist.
And it seems like a letter from a coach seems to be okay to put in a referral but a letter from a tutor is not.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2014 15:06     Subject: Can tutors write a recommendation letter for AAP?
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Let me get this straight: the teacher fills out the GBRS, correct? A friend of mine said that the 2nd grade teacher actually requested that the friend's DC be in her class so that she could write this child a good GBRS. The friend and the teacher are good buddies. Something here is not right if it's that easy to get a biased GBRS.


The GBRS is done in consensus by a committee but I would think that the teacher would have some weight on it. So it's not just the teacher. The AART, and whoever else is in the committee will also need to agree that the observations are accurate.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2014 11:03     Subject: Can tutors write a recommendation letter for AAP?
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Anonymous wrote:then who will be the best person to write a recommendation letter other than parents?


Your AART will write one for your child. Just ask. IMO they are the best if they like your child and your child will get in first round with an AART referral.


This is wrong. The AART will fill out the GBRS. That's his/her job. No FCPS employee is allowed to write an AAP recommendation.


It is correct that a FCPS employee cannot write a recommendation for an AAP application. I have not seen any documentation that says a FCPS teacher cannot fill in the referral form. I believe that can be done by parents, teachers, even the child themselves. If you look at page 5 of this link http://www.fcps.edu/is/aap/packet/ParentInformationPacketFCPS.pdf you will see the referral can come from those groups.


You are getting the referral form and the recommendation letter confused.
Yes, the parents or the teacher can fill out the referral form. Usually, it is the parent who fills out the referral form but if the teacher suspects that the parents may not do it, or can't do it, then the teacher can fill out the referral form.

The recommendation letter is part of the optional materials that is submitted with the referral form. Any FCPS employee cannot write a recommendation letter.


Let me get this straight: the teacher fills out the GBRS, correct? A friend of mine said that the 2nd grade teacher actually requested that the friend's DC be in her class so that she could write this child a good GBRS. The friend and the teacher are good buddies. Something here is not right if it's that easy to get a biased GBRS.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2014 10:15     Subject: Can tutors write a recommendation letter for AAP?
I had my DS's tutor write a recommendation for AAP and he was accepted. It was clear in the letter that this was tutoring for enrichment. The way we looked at it, the letter provided further confirmation to the teacher's notes on DS.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2014 05:59     Subject: Can tutors write a recommendation letter for AAP?
I think the problem is with the word "tutor," which suggests something remedial, like the child cannot keep up. Something like "enrichment specialist," "enrichment coach," or "advanced ______ teacher" may have a better connotation.