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[quote=Anonymous]I think the only meaningful difference between them is how they handle gifted education.  The Fairfax AAP program pulls high achieving students out of neighborhood schools.  For some gifted kids it may be better than Arlington's approach of serving all levels in the same schools. But, for others being singled out as special in that way could be detrimental and it may not be a good approach for kids with very different performance in different areas (e.g. my DD is a high-achiever across all subjects and would likely be in AAP if we lived in Fairfax and do great in it but DS is off the charts great in math while struggling in English.  I like that our school was able to provide the math enrichment he needed while still meeting him where he is in English).

I also know some families in Fairfax complain that the "normal kids" -- not AAP, not special needs, not disadvantaged -- are not well served because they are left in schools without a high achieving peer group and the focus tends to be mostly on bringing up the kids at risk of not passing SOLs.  [/quote]

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