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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think the program is a crapshoot, I think a lot of parents just don’t understand what the purpose of the program is.

It is meant to provide an educational alternative for kids who are not having their needs met in the regular classroom. So, it is not about just having the highest scores, as many parents think, but more about kids who learn in a different way than other kids.

So, yes, kids with high scores, but also with other things going on in terms of how they learn best. Some bright kids do fine in the regular classroom and progress well there, while others might have a need to be surrounded by similar kids to learn. If a bright child is doing fine in the regular classroom and gets top grades all the time, then their needs are being met and they will be fine. 
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I totally agree with you but the system itself is confusing. Kids who would struggle in a regular classroom because their needs are met are less likely to get good GBRS. The switching emphasis on GBRS makes me think that they probably want reasonably bright, well-behaved kids in AAP.   Anecdotally I think there's a higher chance of getting in the next year than on appeals as well. Not many appeals that I know were successful but I know a plenty of kids who got in the next cycle.[/quote]

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