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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AAP is prestigious. It's on probably on par with gaining entry to UVA, William and Mary, or UMD (out of state). It's a PC way of saying your kid is smart. It's also about socialization. Who do you want your kid to spend 5 years of their lives with every day for most of the year? [/quote]

The first part of this response is odd. But second part is spot on.
Your kids are at school for 7 hours a day five days a week and will be in a class with other kids.
AAP exists as a program. It’s already there. So your kid will either spend those hours in a classroom with other kids who are all performing at same high-achieving academic level OR they will spend those hours in a classroom where reading levels and match ability varies from at or above grade level to 3-4 years below grade level. If your kid fits into the latter category of 3-4 levels below grade level then they will be just fine in a gen ed classroom because attention will be given to them. But if your kid is performing at grade level and is not in the AAP class, it will be a constant source of frustration for you/your kid because they will not be challenged and not get much attention from the teacher. Your kid will be fine regardless. But the overwhelming majority of kids in AAP classrooms tend to put more effort into school and have home environments that emphasize importance of education.
This does t mean that there aren’t some kids in the non-AAP classes who don’t also fit that description of focus and home environment. It is just more prevalent to find in the AAP classrooms. 
So if it matters to you that your kid spends 7 hours a day with other academically motivated typically high achieving kids whose families also value education, then having your child on an AAP class would be a goal that aligns with this.[/quote]

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