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[quote=Anonymous]OP, my kids are smart, but not truly gifted.  I don't know if they will be in the pool or selected for AAP.  I'm not under any illusions that our local school is stellar, but I'm not convinced that AAP classrooms are stellar either (have you seen the posts about a lot of ADHD kids in AAP? and the class sizes are just as big as regular).  I do realize that AAP teacher go more in-depth and have the kids do more projects.  But, on the whole, I believe my smart (not over-the-top) children can get a very good education at their base school.  I would like to see them qualify for some of the more advanced math at their base school, but regardless, they will be well prepared for MS/HS, by staying at our local, non-AAP school.

I think there is some competitiveness at work here and of course everyone wants to receive the letter from the school that basically confirms your hopes that "your child is among the smartest kids in our entire school system."  It IS flattering for the parent and the child to get an invite to AAP.  So, it would be kind of cool to get that invitation.

On the other hand, getting the invitation can also mean a lot more hassles b/c your kids may be at different schools, different start times, more projects, etc.  I really don't want any more homework than we have now... so beyond being flattered, it is kind of a negative to me on the whole.

Not everybody is insistent on getting their kids into AAP.  Regular schools are COMPLETELY satisfactory, IMO.  The people who are really into the AAP quest will be posting a lot on these threads, but there are far more people who don't care about it at all..... and BTW, I do know kids who where NOT selected for AAP, but later were admitted to TJHS... so, don't stress out about it.

If I really thought my kids were over-the-top, freaky smart, I'd probably press more to get them into AAP.  But, since my kids are just normal smart, ehhh... they're FINE if they stay in their regular local school.[/quote]

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