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I was in AAP back when it was called GT. Then I went to TJ. I'm now a successful lawyer ... but you know who else is successful (as a lawyer or in other careers)? Lots of friends who weren't in GT and went to my base high school. While I have known some truly brilliant exceptions, I believe that most of what we call "giftedness" is just parents pushing and tutoring their privileged kids behind the scenes. Grit, determination, humility and social skills are what determine success in adulthood.

I don't know what I will do if my kids end up qualifying for AAP, since they're not school age yet. But I do have some serious reservations about the worthiness of the whole program.[/quote]

yeah but you're just a lawyer. Not like you're working on a cure for cancer or anything.  [/quote]

Well, that's kind of my point, no? That most people destined to be reasonably successful are going to be reasonably successful with or without GT/AAP. Like I said, I know some brilliant exceptions -- who do things like cancer research -- but for the most part we all end up average.[/quote]

But I went to a FCPS science fair last and there were several entries dealing with various aspects of curing cancer. Some were from other area high schools for sure but the ones that seemed most impressive to me (a layman admittedly) were from TJ students. [/quote]

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