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[quote=Anonymous]This whole thread is so sad.   Sad for the kids whose former classmates were so rude to them (& those kids who will encounter plenty of AAP  classmates who make them feel inferior), sad for the parents who want the best for their kids and feel like they somehow failed, sad for FCPS which have deteriorated.  When it came to the AAP decision, we couldn't get past the fact that the base school has a lower quality of education (it's trending toward a Title I school).  Kid is not nerdy, odd, or a genius, but a bright kid with lots of friends who does a ton of activities including sports.  His base school education is necessarily diluted to address the needs of other kids who might not pass the SOL without a lot of extra help. Until FCPS does something to meet the needs of average and above average kids, parents like us are going to advocate for our children being included in the 20% of kids in FCPS who get at least a decent --if not a truly advanced--education. There have been trade-offs for our family too, like a long bus ride versus a short walk to school and a crappy center school building versus a fairly attractive base school facility.  But in the end, the education rigor is what matters most to us, even if AAP is watered down and not what it once was.  Sure, I'd go for "grouping" or even "tracking," but people would complain about that too.  Some parents would fight to have their kids in the highest group no matter what, and DEI advocates would complain about it being inequitable. We're doing the best we can, knowing that we'll probably have to supplement at home for at least the K-6 years.  [/quote]

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