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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, does your child have many friends in the classroom?  Are they picked on for being a nerd or being weird?  Are they making a point of not participating or not raising their hands because they don't want to stand out?  Do they have a favorite book series or academic area that they'd love to discuss with other kids, but they can't because no one else is at that level?

Are they the type who goes along with the flow and doesn't put in much effort when the bar is low?  If so, would they be much more motivated around high achieving peers?  [b]After many of the bright kids are placed in AAP, would your child still have many/any peers in gen ed?[/b][/quote]
This is what I am most worried about - we are at a center school and it seems all of his closest friends are going to be in AAP next year. So while he has great peers at this point and doesn’t get made fun of/has great discussions with classmates, those kids are also very smart and will not be his peer group next year. 
Thanks for all the advice!
-OP[/quote]

I completely understand the concern and had the exact same worry myself, but not sure that should go in the appeal. Also how do you know they are all going to AAP? I asked my dc if anyone talked about AAP and dc said no, so it's a mystery who is going.

You've gotten some good advice on this thread. Good luck! [/quote]

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