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[quote=Anonymous]I'm from abroad and we don't have gifted programs or AAP or different level. The curriculum is challenging to most. The few who can't keep up, can make it up in summer school or repeat that grade. The truly smart one can do 2 years of learning in 1 year. I remember only one student being moving up because it's not easy even for the smartest. There were several children who repeated a year or 2.
Seems like the regular curriculum here is quite easy for above average kids, and  ofcourse parents want the kids put into that program. The rigorous program is called gifted and now all feel they are very special. 
I truly believe your AAP equals the regular program many other countries have at all schools fora all students.
I work with young people from all over the world, and it still amazes me the things American kids don't know. Don't ask the anything about literature, chemistry, geography or history. They also can't calculate percentages or speak another language. The curriculum here sucks, and I declare my kid gifted and he better be put into AAP.[/quote]

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