AAP APPEAL DECISION JUST THE SCORES AND WISC SCORES PLEASE!
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Anonymous
| I know you are hurting, but I can't help saying this. You have failed your child by creating a situation wherein she is devastated by the result. Somewhere, somehow, she has been taught that AAP is the goal and general ed placement means failure. Shame on you. |
Anonymous
They have been in the same class from play school ..., it is easier on parents when u have parents teacher conference and with home work, projects... |
Anonymous
News Flash. AAP placement is based on superior test scores. Sibling rivalry, easier for parents attending teacher conferences . . . seriously? What planet do you live on? |
Anonymous
+1000. Amen. |
Anonymous
+2000 Way to go, Mom. Might need to schedule some therapy sessions for BOTH of your twins (and you) versus schedule yet more ability testing. |
Anonymous
| The daughter is "very upset" because her sister got in and she didn't. That's the mom's fault for letting that happen. And I doubt it's a proper basis for an appeal. |
Anonymous
That's idiotic, and those decisions should in no way be made to make things easier on parents. I have children of different ages and they're not in the same class. |
Anonymous
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Those are very, very different levels of scores and are consistently different levels through all the testing.
OP, just because they are twins does not mean they need exactly the same things in life to be successful. Your twins are different people, with very different strentghs and weeknesses. Don't become so focused on AAP that you only give value to being accepted into the program. How devasting it must be for twin #2 to be viewed as such a failure by her own mom. Even though she tried her best over many tests and 2 grades, she did not measure up to the plan. Let her have other strengths and successes than her twin. Maybe she will shine as the hardest worker in the class, or the social leader, or artist, jock, performer. Don't make this AAP thing all that matters. With those consistent scores, AAP probably isn't the place for her, and that is okay. She can still have a fulfilling school experience outside AAP as long as you let her. Equal is not fair; and fair does not mean that everyone always gets exactly the same thing. |
Anonymous
| Twin mom, if you do apply again consider not telling your daughter that is what you are doing. If she doesn't get in next year, then she has to deal with feeling like she disappointed everyone once again. Failing (and I don't believe she is failing) three times in a row would be terrible for her self esteem. |
Anonymous
| My son is in a local level iv program and there is a set of twins in his class, one principal designated because, like OP, mom wanted to keep them together. She clearly does not belong in level iv and has struggled to keep up with the rest of the class. No fair to her and no fair to the rest of the class when things are slowed down to accommodate her (yes this does happen --- other kids have noticed and makes jokes about her outside class). Kids can be amazingly honest and cruel at this young age. Something to ponder. If your kid is on the bubble that's one thing but if she's not even close the you are doing a disservice to all. |
Anonymous
| Identical twins or fraternal twins? |
Anonymous
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NNAT 118
Cogat 128 GBBRS 14 WISC FSIQ 126, GAI 129, Verbal 132 in on appeal |
Anonymous
Thank You. I should have mentioned - he was a sixth grader - not sure if that made a difference. We had moved here two years ago. Submitted the yellow form and we have the confirmation email from the AAP office about the center placement. Thanks again for all the support. |
Anonymous
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NNAT 117
CogAt Composite score 128 GBRS 8 FSIQ: 132 Verbal 139 Got in on appeal |
Anonymous
I have no idea why you would push this child into AAP. |