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Anonymous wrote:20:23, I'm not sure how you concluded that "most Vienna parents want their child there." Vienna parents who are looking for academic rigor want their kids in the AAP Center in Kilmer or Luther Jackson. More and more parents in the Thoreau boundary are opting for Luther Jackson because Thoreau just doesn't provide a challenge for AAP kids. (The academics at LJ are outstanding and the kids are completely prepared for high school.) Thoreau is a nice school, but the homework is minimal, everyone is in "honors," and I have heard of many kids who feel totally overwhelmed in 9th grade because they don't know how to manage a high school workload. If your child is an average student, Thoreau will be just fine. Socially, etc. it is a nice environment and your child will have fun because she won't be spending lots of time on schoolwork. Just an FYI on the honors issue at Thoreau - the decision to make some classes honors for the entire school was not made for substantive reasons (to challenge all of the kids); it was made to accommodate the scheduling difficulties of having trying to have honors and base-level sections of every academic subject.
I am the parent of a sixth grader at Louise Archer. I have not spoken to all of the parents, but the ones I have spoken to are split. Most of us would prefer AAP and Thoreau. But, that is not an option. We like the idea of our kids remaining in the community. My DD will follow the crowd. She will go to where her friends are going. If they split, I am not sure.
But, again, most LA parents want AAP and Thoreau.
That is a really bad table. It tells you what percent of overall students are admitted each year....but most happen at Grade 3. But, the key piece of information is, what is the number of kids in Level IV, compared with the number of kids in the county. They give you the number of kids not in level iv; number in level 4 = total - number not in level 4.
That is about 20,000 kids getting level IV services, out of 81,000 in grades 3-8, or 25% getting level 4.
That is about 20,000 kids getting level IV services, out of 81,000 in grades 3-8, or 25% getting level 4.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Most people who appeal get in -- just sayin'
Absolutely true at our center.
At any center, by defintion, most kids got in through parental appeal. If only 5% FCPS kids make the pool, but the program includes 20% of the FCPS kids (really, what overall percentage is it?), it stands to reason that most kids in AAP came from outside the pool -> parent referal.
That still does not mean that most kids who appeal make it in.
What you could probably say is that some schools are more relaxed in offering high GBRS scores than others -- either because they want a slim upper grades cohort, or because they just are inclined to believe in ther kids more. In those schools, it is more likely that a parent referral will be successful. A kid with great GBRS scores, but who is not in the pool, will still not make AAP unless parents appeal. So the talk at the playground may well be that all you have to do is self-refer at some schools, and the school administraton may well be quietly approving that message. But in general, what drives admissons are not the test scores, and not the parental referral. It's the GBRS.
So... spend time with your kid building the social skills that teachers are looking for -- and throw in a bit of advanced math and some good reads of your own. That should work better than any test prep.
You confuse parental referral and the appeals process. Parental referral is so the county can consider kids not in the pool. That includes kids that scored below benchmark, and kids that were not evaluated by the county.
+1. The flu shot will not prevent the stomach flu.
NP here. All these suggestions for a handyman...well we have tried it (I am DH, and am not good at a lot of problems, plus, have medical issues limiting my energy). We have yet to find a competent handyman that will take on small jobs. We paid people to do things a few times, and each time, within a month or two, the problems reappeared.
I have no useful suggestions....we are in the same boat, and this could have been written by DW, except she knows why nothing is getting done. (I did fix dd's computer yesterday, though).
I have no useful suggestions....we are in the same boat, and this could have been written by DW, except she knows why nothing is getting done. (I did fix dd's computer yesterday, though).
generally, divorce without post-divorce growth does not end well
It could also be the custody arragement gave ex H the child on thanksgiving. We do not know.
Mess dress is considered formal attire. If OP's DH is active duty, be proud, and wear the mess dress.
Anonymous wrote:I concur with Duke and also can look into clinical trials at NIH. I knew Josh when he was a resident years ago at GW. He is wonderful. Very smart and caring (unusual for a surgeon, I know). He would give you an honest opinion.
+1 for the clinical trials at NIH. If you qualify (and it is appropriate), it may be the best way to get treatment. The medical staff at NIH are incredibly dedicated, and are more interested in finding cures for the disease than anything else. They will spend much more time with you, explaining your situation in detail, making you part of the treatment process. The medical staff care. The down side (which is also the upside) is they select you -- not everyone will qualify for the treatment.
My DD was conceived in a teen's bedroom....DW was 34, and I was 38, but it was a place where we were visiting.
18:01: It is all about staging. Stage one (localized) cancer is often curable. The problem is stage 1 often shows no symptoms. My kidney cancer had no symptoms until a cough....from mets in the lungs.
No one said AAP is exclusive, nor should it be. I do not see scores of posts from parents with kids in AAP saying AAP is too easy.
FCPS is aware of this. That is why there is a FxAT; also look at the threads of the kids with good cogAT's that did not get into AAP. Prepping for the CogAT may improve the score, but will not make a difference after that. It probably will not help DC get into AAP. You would be better off spending the time interacting with the kid, teaching them about the world. Just my opinion. But I am right.
Is the goal to make money or to have fun? I enjoy my job. I make good, but not great money. But, I do not hate my life for 8-10 hrs/day (maybe 4 hours per week).
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm not going to call her DW. But at my salary level I should be able to buy anything I want. She thinks "it's for kids" even though this is how we stream netflix and hulu. And yes I play Madden with my college buddies at 2am somenights when she's snoring off her wine. I'm actually quite upset about this.
Like all other good little boys wait until Christmas or Chanukah
And Thanksgivukkah is in two days