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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would you give up AAP for the non-existent services that APS offers?[/quote]

DP, but not every FCPS kid is in AAP...[/quote]

And APS offers G/T services, just not on the AAP model. [/quote]

Oh please these "services" are a JOKE. If you have a kid who is truly achieving above grade level, G/T in APS isn't going to do squat for him or her. Also in ES each school has one G/T instructor. ONE. Most of those elementary schools are over 700 students, so think about that ratio and attention your kid is (or isn't) getting. And by the way if other posters are true on this chain, the enrollments are just going up, so the chances of your child getting any meaningful attention is already slim but soon to be shrinking...[/quote]

If a child is achieving above grade level, it doesn't automatically mean they are gifted. Many students in Arlington perform above grade level, so if you look at the GT teacher as the only qualified individual to meet the needs of advanced learners, that would be a much bigger problem. Classroom teachers are trained to provide appropriate instruction for all learners. Parents have a problem with this because it doesn't appear the gifted children are receiving anything "extra". Extra isn't always better...sometimes different is more appropriate.[/quote]

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