If child doesn’t get into AAP

[Anonymous]

Will they still have opportunities to catch up and compare to the “smart kids”

[Anonymous]

They will in math. They will not in any other subject until high school unless they are lucky enough to be in a high SES middle school that paces honors and AA at the same rate

[Anonymous]

Every high school teacher I know says that you cannot tell the AAP kids from the non-AAP kids when they are in HS AP/IB classes together.

The goal of AAP is to provide schooling that is engaging for kids who are ahead in ES stay interested in school. It is pretty well known that a large number of kids will catch up and be able to handle Honors classes and AP/IB classes by the time they are in HS. Some kids take longer to get the foundational material but once that is in place, they are able to pick up new material faster. It also helps that kids start to mature and their attention spans start to lengthen so they can take in more in the classroom.

Your child will be fine if they don’t get in this year or any year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every high school teacher I know says that you cannot tell the AAP kids from the non-AAP kids when they are in HS AP/IB classes together.

The goal of AAP is to provide schooling that is engaging for kids who are ahead in ES stay interested in school. It is pretty well known that a large number of kids will catch up and be able to handle Honors classes and AP/IB classes by the time they are in HS. Some kids take longer to get the foundational material but once that is in place, they are able to pick up new material faster. It also helps that kids start to mature and their attention spans start to lengthen so they can take in more in the classroom.

Your child will be fine if they don’t get in this year or any year.

Thank you

[Anonymous]

Yes, and also they can reapply.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every high school teacher I know says that you cannot tell the AAP kids from the non-AAP kids when they are in HS AP/IB classes together.

The goal of AAP is to provide schooling that is engaging for kids who are ahead in ES stay interested in school. It is pretty well known that a large number of kids will catch up and be able to handle Honors classes and AP/IB classes by the time they are in HS. Some kids take longer to get the foundational material but once that is in place, they are able to pick up new material faster. It also helps that kids start to mature and their attention spans start to lengthen so they can take in more in the classroom.

Your child will be fine if they don’t get in this year or any year.

+1. Outside of the truly gifted, the capable AAP and non-AAP kids end up in the same place with the same access to and ability to take rigorous classes when it actually counts. If you’re a frequent flyer on this forum, remember that for every gifted AAP admit that truly needs differentiated ES education, there is a “regular” AAP admit whose highly involved parents come here seeking advice on how to game the system in terms of scores, samples, parent questionnaires, etc. to convince the committee their child needs something different. While I don’t argue there are benefits to attending ES with an AAP IV cohort, it’s disingenuous to suggest that AAP kids are across the board smarter than gen Ed kids and again, they all end up with same course access in MS and HS and perform comparably. (Exception is math … if you want your child to take Algebra by 7th, you do need to ensure they’re taking advanced math in 6th… otherwise it’s just math 7 Honors as the advanced option in 7th. You can do this without being AAP prior to 6th.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every high school teacher I know says that you cannot tell the AAP kids from the non-AAP kids when they are in HS AP/IB classes together.

The goal of AAP is to provide schooling that is engaging for kids who are ahead in ES stay interested in school. It is pretty well known that a large number of kids will catch up and be able to handle Honors classes and AP/IB classes by the time they are in HS. Some kids take longer to get the foundational material but once that is in place, they are able to pick up new material faster. It also helps that kids start to mature and their attention spans start to lengthen so they can take in more in the classroom.

Your child will be fine if they don’t get in this year or any year.

+1. Outside of the truly gifted, the capable AAP and non-AAP kids end up in the same place with the same access to and ability to take rigorous classes when it actually counts. If you’re a frequent flyer on this forum, remember that for every gifted AAP admit that truly needs differentiated ES education, there is a “regular” AAP admit whose highly involved parents come here seeking advice on how to game the system in terms of scores, samples, parent questionnaires, etc. to convince the committee their child needs something different. While I don’t argue there are benefits to attending ES with an AAP IV cohort, it’s disingenuous to suggest that AAP kids are across the board smarter than gen Ed kids and again, they all end up with same course access in MS and HS and perform comparably. (Exception is math … if you want your child to take Algebra by 7th, you do need to ensure they’re taking advanced math in 6th… otherwise it’s just math 7 Honors as the advanced option in 7th. You can do this without being AAP prior to 6th.)

This 100%. I have had two kids in AAP. One needed to be there because they were literally almost off the charts (WISC) smart. When we met for the WISC results the testing person said they’d never personally seen those results in their 20+ years in the field. My other kiddo is smart, but needed to be at our AAP center because it was just a better school. Not necessarily for academics, just better for them. More inclusive, warmer, just better. I’d guess that most of the parents of kids in their class game the system through incessant tutoring from preschool. We didn’t do that but it’s common. That being said, if the base school was as good as the center school, I think most parents would be fine with the base school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every high school teacher I know says that you cannot tell the AAP kids from the non-AAP kids when they are in HS AP/IB classes together.

The goal of AAP is to provide schooling that is engaging for kids who are ahead in ES stay interested in school. It is pretty well known that a large number of kids will catch up and be able to handle Honors classes and AP/IB classes by the time they are in HS. Some kids take longer to get the foundational material but once that is in place, they are able to pick up new material faster. It also helps that kids start to mature and their attention spans start to lengthen so they can take in more in the classroom.

Your child will be fine if they don’t get in this year or any year.

+1. Outside of the truly gifted, the capable AAP and non-AAP kids end up in the same place with the same access to and ability to take rigorous classes when it actually counts. If you’re a frequent flyer on this forum, remember that for every gifted AAP admit that truly needs differentiated ES education, there is a “regular” AAP admit whose highly involved parents come here seeking advice on how to game the system in terms of scores, samples, parent questionnaires, etc. to convince the committee their child needs something different. While I don’t argue there are benefits to attending ES with an AAP IV cohort, it’s disingenuous to suggest that AAP kids are across the board smarter than gen Ed kids and again, they all end up with same course access in MS and HS and perform comparably. (Exception is math … if you want your child to take Algebra by 7th, you do need to ensure they’re taking advanced math in 6th… otherwise it’s just math 7 Honors as the advanced option in 7th. You can do this without being AAP prior to 6th.)

In middle school, core classes can be regular, honors, or AA. Only center placed kids are allowed in AA classes. Some schools are better than others at keeping honors and AA curriculums aligned. If your middle school is high SES, then honors may approximate AA. If your kid goes to a high farms rate school where kids are encouraged to register for honors irrespective of ability, then honors will not be able to keep up with the AA pace

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Will they still have opportunities to catch up and compare to the “smart kids”

Oh my god shut up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will they still have opportunities to catch up and compare to the “smart kids”

Oh my god shut up.

By now, you should recognize that PP is a troll, seeking to elicit the kind of reaction you've displayed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Will they still have opportunities to catch up and compare to the “smart kids”

it appears you are worried your child is falling behind?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every high school teacher I know says that you cannot tell the AAP kids from the non-AAP kids when they are in HS AP/IB classes together.

The goal of AAP is to provide schooling that is engaging for kids who are ahead in ES stay interested in school. It is pretty well known that a large number of kids will catch up and be able to handle Honors classes and AP/IB classes by the time they are in HS. Some kids take longer to get the foundational material but once that is in place, they are able to pick up new material faster. It also helps that kids start to mature and their attention spans start to lengthen so they can take in more in the classroom.

Your child will be fine if they don’t get in this year or any year.

+1. Outside of the truly gifted, the capable AAP and non-AAP kids end up in the same place with the same access to and ability to take rigorous classes when it actually counts. If you’re a frequent flyer on this forum, remember that for every gifted AAP admit that truly needs differentiated ES education, there is a “regular” AAP admit whose highly involved parents come here seeking advice on how to game the system in terms of scores, samples, parent questionnaires, etc. to convince the committee their child needs something different. While I don’t argue there are benefits to attending ES with an AAP IV cohort, it’s disingenuous to suggest that AAP kids are across the board smarter than gen Ed kids and again, they all end up with same course access in MS and HS and perform comparably. (Exception is math … if you want your child to take Algebra by 7th, you do need to ensure they’re taking advanced math in 6th… otherwise it’s just math 7 Honors as the advanced option in 7th. You can do this without being AAP prior to 6th.)

This 100%. I have had two kids in AAP. One needed to be there because they were literally almost off the charts (WISC) smart. When we met for the WISC results the testing person said they’d never personally seen those results in their 20+ years in the field. My other kiddo is smart, but needed to be at our AAP center because it was just a better school. Not necessarily for academics, just better for them. More inclusive, warmer, just better. I’d guess that most of the parents of kids in their class game the system through incessant tutoring from preschool. We didn’t do that but it’s common. That being said, if the base school was as good as the center school, I think most parents would be fine with the base school.

Same. My DD didn't take the WISC but she keeps getting almost perfect scores on all of the FCPS standardized tests.