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[quote=Anonymous]I keep telling myself I need to relax.

But it's hard because even though my daughter's test scores are 99%+ and her GBRS 16, I'm still freakishly nervous. She's always engaged in school, she loves her teachers (LLIII and homeroom), she makes friends and loves learning. So she's doing great in her base school. But I'm definitely nervous.

Here's the thing for me: my parents never really supported my education-- they just wanted excellent grades but never saw the whole picture. They were immigrants and the whole school system was different. When my parents realized that each school performed differently only by real estate alone, we moved and I struggled to achieve what the new high school would demand of me. I know there is a difference. I know that certain schools do different things. And I hope to G0d that I'm doing the right things with my kids. And though I know she has a really great chance at being accepted, I can't help but feel like I'm about to launch into a battleground, where the only navigational tool is this forum.

This being said, I have no desire to push my kids the way I was pushed. The kids have hobbies, interests, and friends. I didn't get that. So I have to rein it in a lot because I made a choice at university to go into the sciences instead of following my dreams in English and Art. And when I see what people write for a living, I realize that I had the ability to hone in that craft but never did because that's not what my family wanted for me. I don't want my kids to feel pressured into science because that is what I did. I want them to do it because it's part of them or their dream. Science is hard and sometimes rewarding. I'm good at it, but I would rather be doing something else.

I want my kids to challenged and engaged and I think that AAP is the right path for them. But man, it's a secret stress that I'm really trying to shake off. 
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