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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok, well what you explained may be true and AAP may be a great fit for  your child, I'm actually looking for reasons why NOT being in AAP might be a positive and beneficial option for someone who either didn't quite make the scores or did make the scores but the parents chose not to take it.

We hear over and over and over again [b]how great AAP is and how we should be trying to get our kids out of the 
"terrible" base schools. [/b] I want to hear more reasons why I might not want my child to be in AAP.[/quote]

I think that for the most part, people who say that have a bad case of keeping up with the Jones for absolutely the wrong reasons. By and large, the quality of your school is going to depend on the socio-economics of the neighborhood. Politically incorrect, but true.
There is one and only one valid reason to have your child in one program or the other, and that is the fit with the child's cognitive and academic abilities. That said, it doesn't mean that if your child was "borderline" and was denied admission and you feel he/she truly should be in AAP, that you shouldn't try again to seek admission. The selection system is by no means foolproof. On the other hand, someone who has been coaching their kid for years to get into AAP  and then finds that it's stressing the kid to death should not feel too surprised.
Children learn at their own pace.  Remember the tortoise of the fable did end up winning the race.

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